bokuto
English
Etymology
From Japanese 木刀 (bokutō)
Noun
bokuto (plural bokutos)
- bokken, a wooden katana used for practice.
- 2002 October 31, RICMRUNNER, “Japanese swords”, in rec.arts.anime.misc, Usenet:
- Someone said that a bokuto approximates the weight and size/length of a katana. I would agree on size/length, but definitely not weight.