Sword

Japanese: 刀 - かたな

[1] 〘 noun 〙 ("Na" is an archaic word for "blade" and means single-edged) ① A weapon made with a single blade. ※Chronicles (720) Emperor Kinmei 23rd year, August ( Kitano Honin) "Two swords, two gold-plated katanas, three copper studded thorns, and two five-colored flags. " ② A short sword. A sword used at the waist. ※Chronicles (720) Emperor Suinin 88th year, July (Atsuta Honin ) "Then Kiyohiko suddenly said that he would not present the katana ." ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) Chapter 10 "He pulled out the sword from under his sleeve and suddenly plunged it into his stomach." ③ A small blade. A sharp object. [10-volume Wamyosho (around 934)] *Utsubo (around 970-999) Kurakaijo "The swords and cutting tools are in front of the Emperor, and they are called "Oshi" (large sword)" ④ In the early modern period, a large sword is attached to a wakizashi (short sword) . This sword and the wakizashi are collectively called "daisho" and "sho". *Haiku poem, Tsuru no Ayumi (1735) "I am a swordsmith of three generations (Li-sha) Eiroku is poor in money and the wind of the pine trees (Senka)" [2] Noh play. Fourth piece. Obsolete. Author unknown. Also known as "Ishi-tsumi" and " Oisagashi ". The son of Katana no Hei-Ieji, the lord of the lord's house in Mt. Haguro, is suspected of stealing a sword due to a conspiracy by his stepmother and is about to be made into a stone sword, but is saved by the confession of his stepmother who regrets her past mistakes.

Tou Tau [Sword]

〘 noun 〙① Katana. Sword. ※Ten Nights of Dreams (1908)〈Natsume Soseki〉Episode 6 "He carved the hard wood into a single piece,〈omitted〉the way he inserted the sword (tau) was extremely unreserved"〔Spring and Autumn Annals - The 31st year of the reign of Duke Xiang〕② A small knife used in dissection or surgery. A scalpel. ※Operating Room (1895)〈Izumi Kyoka〉Vol. 1 "The Countess Kifune should be operated on by the sword (tau) ."③ = Tou-sen (sword coins) ※The Sound of Falling Apricots (1913)〈Takahama Kyoshi〉Episode 15 "I was to hear Lu-u give a lecture on old coins.〈omitted〉Lu-u began by talking systematically about swords (tou) , cloth, and so on"〔Han Shu - Food Currency Records - Vol. 2〕

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Japanese:

[1] 〘名〙 (「な」は「刃」の古語。片刃の意)① 片刃にこしらえた武器。※書紀（720）欽明二三年八月（北野本訓）「甲二領、金餝の刀(カタナ)二口、銅の鏤鍾三口、五色の幡(はた)二竿(さを)」② 太刀の短いもの。腰刀。※書紀（720）垂仁八八年七月（熱田本訓）「則ち清彦忽に刀子(カタナ)は、献(たてまつ)らじと以為(い)ひて」※太平記（１４Ｃ後）一〇「袖の下より刀を抜いて、偸(にはか)に腹に突立て」③ 小さな刃物。きれもの。〔十巻本和名抄（934頃）〕※宇津保（970‐999頃）蔵開上「まゐりものは、かたな・まないたをさへ、御まへにて、てづからといふばかりにて」④ 近世、脇差(わきざし)に添えてさす大刀。これと脇差とをあわせて大小という。※俳諧・鶴のあゆみ（1735）「われ三代の刀うつ鍛冶〈李下〉永録は金乏しく松の風〈仙化〉」[2] 謡曲。四番目物。廃曲。作者不詳。別名「石子積」「笈捜(おいさがし)」。刀の兵衛家次の子で羽黒山にいる卿の殿は、継母の陰謀で刀を盗んだと疑われて、石子積にされそうになるが、前非を悔いた継母の告白で助かる。

とうタウ【刀】

〘名〙① かたな。刀剣。※夢十夜（1908）〈夏目漱石〉第六夜「堅い木を一と刻みに削って〈略〉其の刀(タウ)の入れ方が如何にも無遠慮であった」〔春秋左伝‐襄公三一年〕② 解剖や外科手術に用いる小刀。メス。※外科室（1895）〈泉鏡花〉上「渠が刀(タウ)を下すべき、貴船伯爵夫人の手術をば」③ ＝とうせん（刀銭）※杏の落ちる音（1913）〈高浜虚子〉一五「緑雨から古銭の講釈を聞くことになった。〈略〉緑雨は系統的に刀(トウ)、布などの話から始めた」〔漢書‐食貨志・下〕

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