大刀 (たち)long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large swordnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
guandao; Chinese glaivenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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Kanji in 大刀

大会たいかいmass meeting; convention
大学だいがくuniversity; college
大幅おおはばbig; large
大手おおてmajor company; big company
大統領だいとうりょうpresident (of a nation)
大蔵省おおくらしょうMinistry of Finance (1869-2001)
拡大かくだいmagnification; enlargement
最大さいだいbiggest; greatest
刀かたなsword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
一刀いっとうsword; blade
一刀両断いっとうりょうだんcutting in two with a single stroke
刀剣とうけんsword; dagger
剃刀かみそりrazor
単刀直入たんとうちょくにゅうstraight to the point; point-blank
執刀しっとうperforming a surgical operation
太刀たちlong sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword

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