小刀

Chinese

 
small; tiny; few; young
 knife
simp. and trad.
(小刀)		 小 刀

Pronunciation

Noun

小刀

  1. short sword
  2. pocketknife; penknife

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
小 刀
しょう
Grade: 1		 とう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 小刀 (sjewX taw, literally “small + blade”). Compare modern Mandarin reading xiǎodāo, Cantonese siu2 dou1, Min Nan sió-to.

Pronunciation

Noun

小刀 (hiragana しょうとう, rōmaji shōtō, historical hiragana せうたう)

  1. small knife, short sword

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
小 刀
こ
Grade: 1		 かたな > がたな
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Compound of 小 (ko, “small, little”) +‎ 刀 (katana, “sword, blade”).[3][1][2] The katana changes to gatana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

小刀 (hiragana こがたな, rōmaji kogatana)

  1. small knife, short sword
Usage notes
  • The kogatana reading is more common than shōtō.
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
小 刀
ちい(さ)
Grade: 1		 かたな > がたな
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Compound of 小さ (chīsa, “small”, the stem of adjective 小さい chīsai) +‎ 刀 (katana, “sword, blade”). The katana changes to gatana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Alternative forms

  • 小さ刀

Pronunciation

Noun

小刀 (hiragana ちいさがたな, rōmaji chīsagatana)

  1. a specific kind of short sword without a hilt guard

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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