Words — 174 found
1. Japanese sword making
1. bloody sword (blade)
かっけいぎゅうとう
割鶏牛刀
1. using a meat ax when a knife would suffice; taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut; using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem
まもがたな
守り刀
1. sword for self-defense; sword for self-defence
守刀 【まもりがたな】
守刀: Irregular okurigana usage.
おとがたな
押っ取り刀
1. making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared
2. rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
おっとり刀 【おっとりがたな】
りょうとう
両刀
1. two swords
3. liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally wellAbbreviation, See also 両刀使い りょうとうづかい
なぎなた
薙刀
1. naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive)
2. naginata; martial art of wielding the naginataUsually written using kana alone
長刀 【なぎなた】、薙鉈 【なぎなた】、眉尖刀 【なぎなた】
1. daggerArchaic
1. famous sword; excellent sword
1. seal-engraving knife
1. kanji "sword" radical at right (radical 18)