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刀 , かたな, とう JLPT 3 katana, tōnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- (single-edged) sword; katana
- dagger; knife
- scalpel
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銃刀法 , じゅうとうほう jūtōhōnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
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秋刀魚 , さんま, サンマ sanma, sanmanoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
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太刀打 ち, たちうち tachiuchinoun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru- crossing swords; opposition; contention
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日本刀 , にほんとう nihontōnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- Japanese sword
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刀剣 , とうけん tōkennoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
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太刀 ,大刀 , たち, だいとう, たいとう tachi, daitō, taitōnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- long sword
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執刀 , しっとう shittōnoun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru- performing a surgical operation
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竹刀 , しない shinainoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- (bamboo) fencing stick
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木刀 , ぼくとう bokutōnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- wooden sword
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一刀両断 , いっとうりょうだん ittōryōdannoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive (drastic) measure; cutting the (Gordian) knot
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懐刀 , ふところがたな futokorogatananoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- confidant; right-hand man; dagger
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一刀 , いっとう, ひとかたな ittō, hitokatananoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- sword; blade
- single stroke
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薙刀 ,長刀 ,薙 ,眉 , なぎなた, ちょうとう naginata, chōtōnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- halberd; long sword
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単刀直入 ,短刀 , たんとうちょくにゅう tantōchokunyūadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi) noun (common) (futsuumeishi) nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`- going right to the point; point-blank; without beating about the bush; frankness
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