Tantou

短刀 (Tantou) is a Japanese noun meaning “short sword, knife, dagger, dirk”.

Meanings

  1. nounshort sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō

Kanji in 短刀

shortsword

Related words

bamboo sword (for kendo)simpleshortsword (esp. Japanese single-edged)tankajunior collegescissorslong sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)short timeshort termshortestshortening