ちくたう
Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of
ちくたう
– see the following entry.
【
竹刀
ちくとう
】
[noun]
katana
with a
bamboo
blade
[noun]
shinai
(
bamboo
sword
used in martial arts such as
kendo
)
(This term,
ちくたう
(
tikutau
)
, is a historical kana spelling of the above term.)