katana

See also: Katana

English

Katana

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 刀 (katana, literally “sword”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /kəˈtɑnə/, [kɪ̈ˈtʰɑnə]

Noun

katana (plural katana or katanas)

A type of Japanese longsword or 日本刀 (nihontō), having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

Related terms

tsurugi
chokutō
wakizashi
ōdachi
nodachi

Translations

a type of Japanese longsword

Chinese:
Mandarin: 日本刀 (zh) (Rìběndāo), 武士刀 (wǔshìdāo), 卡塔納, 卡塔纳 (kǎtǎnà)
Finnish: katana (fi)
Ido: katana
Japanese: かたな (ja) (katana), 刀 (ja) (かたな, katana), 日本刀 (ja) (にほんとう, nihontō)
Korean: 가타나 (gatana)
Marathi: काताना f (kātānā)
Polish: katana (pl) f

Portuguese: catana (pt) f
Russian: ката́на (ru) f (katána)
Serbo-Croatian: katana (sh) f
Spanish: catana (es) f, catán m, katana f
Swahili: katana
Tagalog: katana
Vietnamese: katana, ca-ta-na

Anagrams

Nakata, Tanaka

Chamicuro

Noun

katana

blanket

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 刀 (katana, literally “sword”).

Noun

katana m (plural katanas)

Japanese sword

Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from Japanese 刀 (katana, literally “sword”).

Noun

katana f (plural katane)

Japanese sword

Japanese

Romanization

katana

Rōmaji transcription of かたな

Spanish

Noun

katana f (plural katanas)

Alternative spelling of catana

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