日本刀

Chinese

		the sun's origin; where the sun originates	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)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Rìběndāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄉㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Rìhběndao
  - Wade–Giles: Jih⁴-pên³-tao¹
  - Yale: R̀-běn-dāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ryhbeendau
  - Palladius: Жибэньдао (Žibɛnʹdao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐ̩⁵¹ pən²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat⁶ bun² dou¹
  - Yale: yaht bún dōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁹ bun² dou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yed⁶ bun² dou¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚² puːn³⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/

Noun

日本刀

Japanese sword or knife
katana

Synonyms

(katana): 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 > ぽん 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]

(Tokyo) にっぽんとー [nìppóńtóó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɲ̟ip̚põ̞nto̞ː]

Noun

日(に)本(ほん)刀(とう) • (Nihontō) ^{←にほんたう (nifontau)^?}
(alternative reading hiragana にっぽんとう, rōmaji Nippontō, historical hiragana にちぽんたう)

a Japanese sword
- 2005 November 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “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)　解放(オン)‼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

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