薙刀

Japanese

薙刀: various Japanese polearms; the bottom three are kinds of naginata.

Kanji in this term
薙	刀
なぎ Jinmeiyō	なた Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

長刀, 眉尖刀

Etymology

Compound of 薙ぎ (nagi, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem form”) of verb 薙ぐ nagu “to mow, to cut down”) +‎ 鉈 (nata, “hatchet”). The use of the 刀 kanji is semantic ateji.

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) なぎなた [nàgínáꜜtà] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]
- (Tokyo) なぎなた [nàgínátáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]
- (Tokyo) なぎなた [nàgínátá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [na̠ɡʲina̠ta̠]

Noun

薙刀 (hiragana なぎなた, rōmaji naginata)

(weaponry) a traditional Japanese glaive: a polearm historically used to cut down infantry and cavalry

Derived terms

薙刀会釈, 薙刀応答 (なぎなたあしらい, naginata ashirai): keeping at a distance, keeping at arm's length
薙刀競技 (なぎなたきょうぎ, naginata kyōgi): a naginata competition, traditionally a sporting event for women
薙刀香薷 (なぎなたこうじゅ, naginata kōju): the Vietnamese balm plant, Elsholtzia ciliata
薙刀草履 (なぎなたぞうり, naginata zōri): grass or straw sandals with upturned toes
薙刀遣い (なぎなたつかい, naginata tsukai): usage of a naginata; a skilled user of a naginata
薙刀直し (なぎなたなおし, naginata naoshi): a naginata with a handle cut short, used as a hand weapon
薙刀酸漿 (なぎなたほおずき, naginata hōzuki): the egg sac of the veined rapa whelk sea snail, Rapana venosa

References

1 2 3 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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[NHK-1] 1 2 3 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN