短刀
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Tantōs with "Saya" (sheaths)
Chinese
| lack; short | knife | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (短刀) |
短 | 刀 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄉㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: duǎndao
- Wade–Giles: tuan3-tao1
- Yale: dwǎn-dāu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: doandau
- Palladius: дуаньдао (duanʹdao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dyun2 dou1
- Yale: dyún dōu
- Cantonese Pinyin: dyn2 dou1
- Guangdong Romanization: dün2 dou1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tyːn³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: twanX taw
Noun
短刀
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 短 | 刀 |
| たん Grade: 3 |
とう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
Noun
- (weaponry) tanto (a traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana)
Coordinate terms
- See Thesaurus:短刀.
- 懐剣 (kaiken)
- 小刀 (kogatana), 小刀 (shōtō)
- 刀 (katana)
- 合口 (aikuchi)
- 脇差 (wakizashi)
- 大小 (daishō)
See also
短刀 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja- Tantō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
