刀工

Japanese

刀工 (tōkō): a swordsmith at work.
Kanji in this term
刀 工
とう
Grade: 2		 こう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Unclear. May be from Middle Chinese compound 刀工 (taw kuwng, literally “knife work”). Alternatively, may be a Japanese coinage based on Middle Chinese components.

Pronunciation

Noun

刀工 (hiragana とうこう, rōmaji tōkō, historical hiragana たうこう)

  1. a swordsmith, someone who makes swords

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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