Jisho

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Noun
1. bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stickMartial arts
Noun
2. bamboo swordOnly applies to ちくとう
Wikipedia definition
3. Shinaiis a weapon used for practice and competition in kendo representing a Japanese sword. Shinai are also used in other martial arts, but may be styled differently from kendo shinai, and represented with different characters.
Read “Shinai” on English Wikipedia
Read “竹刀” on Japanese Wikipedia
Read “Shinai” on DBpedia
Other forms
竹刀 【ちくとう】
Notes
しない: Gikun (meaning as reading) or jukujikun (special kanji reading).

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