太刀

Written & reading forms

Also written 大刀、横刀

Other readings だいとう

Meanings

1. 01

   Noun

   long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword

2. 02

   Noun

   straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

   Historical

3. 03

   Noun

   guandao; Chinese glaive

Pitch accent

Red line shows relative high and low pitch by mora. Pronunciation can vary by region and speaker.

• 太刀
  頭高 · Atamadaka