bokuto

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noun

bokken, a wooden katana used for practice.

OriginJapanese 木刀 →
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Meanings

nounbokuto (plural bokutos or bokuto)

plural bokutos

  1. bokken, a wooden katana used for practice.

    Someone said that a bokuto approximates the weight and size/length of a katana. I would agree on size/length, but definitely not weight.

    2002 October 31, RICMRUNNER, “Japanese swords”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bokken

Origin

  1. Japanese木刀
  2. Englishbokuto

From Japanese 木刀 (bokutō).

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Cite this entry
APA

bokuto. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bokuto

MLA

“bokuto.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bokuto. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bokuto,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bokuto.

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