草薙剣

Japanese

kanjitab
Definitions
  • the "Grasscutting Longsword", one of the three sacred treasures comprising the Regalia of Imperial Regalia of Japan

Etymology

Compound from Japanese 草 (grass, plant, herb, weed) + Japanese 薙 (mowing, cutting)+ Japanese continuative or stem form of the verb m + Japanese 薙ぐ + Japanese to cut, to mow + Japanese の (possessive particle, of, 's, possessive marker, genitive case marker, month, bird, s)+ Japanese 剣 (sword, double-edged sword, blade, sword bayonet).

Origin

Japanese

Gloss

sword, double-edged sword, blade, sword bayonet

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

刀, 剣

Emoji
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