太刀
Meanings
Noun
1. long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
Other spellings
大刀
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
たち
Used in vocabulary
太刀持ち
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword); rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
Noun