短刀
Japanese
kanjitab
Definitions
- (weaponry) A small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana.
Etymology
Compound from Japanese 短 (short) + 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
⚔️ 🤺
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- katana English
- tanto English
- 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 Japanese
- 短冊 Japanese
- 短時間 Japanese
- katana Polish
- 가타나 Korean
- 短刀 Middle Chinese