bokken
See also: bocken and Bocken
English
Etymology
From Japanese 木剣 (ぼっけん, bokken, “wooden sword”), see below.
Pronunciation
- (UK) enPR: bŏk'ən, IPA(key): /ˈbɒk.ən/
- Rhymes: -ɒkən
Noun
bokken (plural bokkens or bokken)
- A wooden katana, used as a training sword.
Synonyms
- bokuto
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔkə(n)/
- Rhymes: -ɔkən
Etymology 1
From bok + -en.
Verb
bokken
- (intransitive, uncommon) to buck, said of a quadruped, e.g. a horse: to leap upward while arching its back
- (intransitive) to react to opposition or adversity grumpily and capriciously, like a crossed spoiled child
Inflection
| Inflection of bokken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bokken | |||
| past singular | bokte | |||
| past participle | gebokt | |||
| infinitive | bokken | |||
| gerund | bokken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bok | bokte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bokt | bokte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bokt | bokte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bokt | bokte | ||
| 3rd person singular | bokt | bokte | ||
| plural | bokken | bokten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bokke | bokte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bokken | bokten | ||
| imperative sing. | bok | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bokt | |||
| participles | bokkend | gebokt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Verb
bokken
- Alternative form of bukken
Inflection
| Inflection of bokken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bokken | |||
| past singular | bokte | |||
| past participle | gebokt | |||
| infinitive | bokken | |||
| gerund | bokken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bok | bokte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bokt | bokte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bokt | bokte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bokt | bokte | ||
| 3rd person singular | bokt | bokte | ||
| plural | bokken | bokten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bokke | bokte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bokken | bokten | ||
| imperative sing. | bok | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bokt | |||
| participles | bokkend | gebokt | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
bokken
- Plural form of bok
Japanese
Romanization
bokken
- Rōmaji transcription of ぼっけん