なぎなた
Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of
なぎなた
– see the following entry.
【
薙刀
】
[noun]
naginata
: a traditional Japanese
glaive
(
polearm
historically used to cut down
infantry
and
cavalry
)
Alternative spellings
長刀
,
眉尖刀
(This term,
なぎなた
(
naginata
)
, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)