Vocab Info
A3 Noun
太刀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), guandao, Chinese glaive
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun
1.
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
2.
tachi, sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
Historical term, Only applies to 太刀
All Forms
太刀 【たち】、大刀 【たち】、横刀 【たち】
Details
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Examples
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侍が太刀を振り回しています。
The samurai is swinging around a long sword.
太刀で太ももを切られ、大怪我をしました。
I was cut on the thigh with a long sword and suffered a serious injury.
短い刀に対し、長くて大きい刀を太刀と言います。
In contrast to a short sword, a long and large sword is called a tachi.
太刀を使った稽古をしている途中に大怪我をしてしまいました。
I suffered a serious injury in the middle of practice using a tachi.
一般的に、太刀は元で大きく反って刀身の先端の幅が元幅より著しく狭い。
Generally, the tachi is curved at the base, with the width at the tip of the blade being noticeably narrower than the width at the base.
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