日本刀

Chinese

		the sun's origin; where the sun originates; Japan	knife
simp. and trad. (日本刀)		日本	刀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Rìběndāo

(Zhuyin): ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄉㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat⁶ bun² dou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Rìběndāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄉㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ryhbeendau
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐ̩⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat⁶ bun² dou¹
  - Yale: yaht bún dōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁹ bun² dou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed⁶ bun² dou¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚² puːn³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/

Noun

日本刀

Japanese sword or knife
katana

Synonyms

(katana): 卡塔納／卡塔纳 (kǎtǎnà), 武士刀 (wǔshìdāo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
日	本	刀
にち > に Grade: 1	ほん Grade: 1	とう Grade: 2
Irregular	on’yomi

Kanji in this term
日	本	刀
にち > にっ Grade: 1	ほん Grade: 1	とう Grade: 2
goon

Etymology

日本 (Nihon; Nippon, “Japan”) +‎ 刀 (tō, “sword”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) にほんとー [nìhóńtóó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ihõ̞nto̞ː]

On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) にっぽんとー [nìppóńtóó] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ip̚põ̞nto̞ː]

Noun

日本刀 (hiragana にほんとう, rōmaji Nihontō, historical hiragana にほんたう)
(alternative reading hiragana にっぽんとう, romaji Nippontō, historical hiragana にちぽんたう)

a Japanese sword
- 2005 November 9, Watsuki, Nobuhiro, “武ブ装ソウ錬レン金キンファイナル [Armed Alchemy: The Final Act]”, in 武ブ装ソウ錬レン金キン [Armed Alchemy], volume 9, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
  
  破壊男爵 (バスターバロン)右腕兵装 (ライトアームズ)　解 (オ)放 (ン)‼日 (ニ)本 (ホン)刀 (トウ)の武 (ブ)装 (ソウ)錬 (レン)金 (キン)——
  Basutā Baron Raito Āmuzu On‼ Nihontō no Busō Renkin——
  Buster Baron’s Right-Arm Weapon, activate‼ Japanese-Sword Armed Alchemy——
  破壊男爵 (バスターバロン)の腕 (うで)から！
  Basutā Baron no ude kara!
  Something’s coming out of Buster Baron’s hand!
  別 (べつ)の武 (ブ)装 (ソウ)錬 (レン)金 (キン)‼
  Betsu no Busō Renkin‼
  Another Armed Alchemy‼
  ソード・サムライＸ (エックス)‼
  Sōdo Samurai Ekkusu‼
  Sword Samurai X‼

References

2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

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