katana

English

/kəˈtɑnə/

noun

Definitions

A type of Japanese longsword or 日本刀 (tr=nihontō), having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刀 (sword, blade, katana).

Origin

Japanese

刀

Gloss

sword, blade, katana

Concept

Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

刀

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

katana Hungarian
katana Italian
katana Dutch, Flemish
katana French
ката́на Russian
катана Russian
catana Spanish, Castilian
catana Portuguese
刀 Japanese
刃 Japanese
忍者刀 Japanese
日本刀 Japanese
片 Japanese
短刀 Japanese
katana Polish
가타나 Korean