直刀

Chinese
 
straight; vertical; frank
straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright
 knife
simp. and trad.
(直刀)		 直 刀

Pronunciation

Noun
Two Chinese swords (top) of the Sui Dynasty. Bottom: Japanese sword with scabbard, Kofun period, 6th century, Met Museum.

直刀

  1. (weaponry) straight sword

Japanese
直刀: Japanese straight swords, 6th-7th century, Kofun period, Met Museum.
Kanji in this term
直 刀
ちょく
Grade: 2		 とう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

/chokutau/ → /chokutɔː/ → /chokutoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 直刀 (drik taw, literally “straight + knife”). Compare modern Mandarin 直刀 (zhídāo).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ちょくとー [chòkútóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝto̞ː]

Noun

直(ちょく)刀(とう) • (chokutō) ←ちょくたう (tyokutau)?

  1. (weaponry) a straight sword, particularly one from ancient Japan

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