二刀流

Japanese
Kanji in this term
二 刀 流
に
Grade: 1		 とう
Grade: 2		 りゅう
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From 二刀(にとう) (nitō, “two swords”) + 流(りゅう) (ryū, “style”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) にとーりゅう [nìtóóryúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ito̞ːɾʲɨᵝː]

Noun

二(に)刀(とう)流(りゅう) • (nitōryū) ←にたうりう (nitauriu)?

  1. double-wielding (swords in both hands)
  2. (baseball) two-way player (able to be pitcher or fielder)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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