Etymology

kodachi

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Today it means: A short Japanese sword, built like the katana but with a shorter blade Full definition →

Japanese 小太刀
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from小太刀
  2. English todaykodachi

Borrowed from Japanese 小太刀 (kodachi, literally “small tachi”).

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