Frequency rank: 12,773. – 12,809. (for form たち: 45.)
- 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)only applies to 大刀 and たちhistorical term
- guandao; Chinese glaiveonly applies to 大刀 and だいとう
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
- 太刀【たち】Frequency rank: 12,773. – 12,809.
- 大刀【たち】【だいとう】Frequency rank: 27,000. – 27,198.
- 横刀【たち】【だいとう】
- たちFrequency rank: 45.
- だいとう
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