Jisho

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Noun
1. Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province
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2. sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords
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3. in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword
Wikipedia definition
4. DōtanukiDōtanuki (同田貫) is a name of a Japanese school of sword smiths from Higo province who produced swords in the Bizen tradition during the feudal period of Japan. In anime and manga the dōtanuki is referred to as a type of fictional sword.
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Other forms
胴田貫 【どうたぬき】

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