偃月刀

Chinese

a crescent moon knife
trad. (偃月刀) 偃月 刀
simp. #(偃月刀) 偃月 刀

Pronunciation

Noun

偃月刀

  1. Guandao, a type of Chinese pole weapon consisting of a heavy blade with a spike at the back.

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
偃 月 刀
えん
Hyōgai 		げつ
Grade: 1 		とう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From engetsu (偃月, crescent moon) + tō (刀, sword).

Noun

偃(えん)月(げつ)刀(とう) • (engetsutō) 

  1. scimitar
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