刀工

刀工

Chinese

		knife	work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labor
simp. and trad. (刀工)		刀	工

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāogōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou¹ gung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dāogōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daugong
    • IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou¹ gung¹
    • Yale: dōu gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou¹ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou¹ gung¹
    • IPA ^(key): /tou̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

刀工

1. knife skills

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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

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) とーこー [tòókóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [to̞ːko̞ː]

Noun

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

1. a swordsmith, someone who makes swords

Synonyms

• 刀鍛冶 (かたなかじ) (katana kaji)
• 刀 (とう)匠 (しょう) (tōshō)

References

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