薙刀

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	jukujikun

Alternative spellings
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, billhook, machete”). The use of the 刀 kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) なぎな​た [nàgínáꜜtà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2]
• (Tokyo) なぎなた​ [nàgínátáꜜ] (Odaka – [4])[2]
• (Tokyo) なぎなた [nàgínátá] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [na̠ɡʲina̠ta̠]

Noun

薙(なぎ)刀(なた) • (naginata) 

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

   Synonym: 長刀 (chōtō)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 薙刀(なぎなた)会釈(あしらい), 薙刀(なぎなた)応答(あしらい) (naginata ashirai): keeping at a distance, keeping at arm's length
• 薙刀(なぎなた)競技(きょうぎ) (naginata kyōgi): a naginata competition, traditionally a sporting event for women
• 薙刀(ナギナタ)香薷(コウジュ) (naginata kōju): the Vietnamese balm plant, Elsholtzia ciliata
• 薙刀(なぎなた)草履(ぞうり) (naginata zōri): grass or straw sandals with upturned toes
• 薙刀(なぎなた)遣(つか)い (naginata tsukai): usage of a naginata; a skilled user of a naginata
• 薙刀(なぎなた)直(なお)し (naginata-naoshi): a naginata with a handle cut short, used as a hand weapon
• 薙刀(ナギナタ)酸漿(ホオズキ) (naginata hōzuki): the egg sac of the veined rapa whelk sea snail, Rapana venosa

See also

• 坂(さか)刃(ば) (sakaba)
• 長(なが)道具(どうぐ) (naga-dōgu)
• 正(まさ)木(き)流(りゅう) (Masaki-ryū)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN