katana

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US/kəˈtɑnə/US[kɪ̈ˈtʰɑnə]

noun

A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

Similar
samurai sword
OriginJapanese 刀 →
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Meanings

katana1

nounkatana (plural katana or katanas)

plural katanas

  1. engineeringA type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

    Synonyms: samurai sword

Katana2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

Similar
samurai sword
Also see
samurai sword

Origin

  1. Japanese刀“single-edged sword”
  2. Englishkatana

Borrowed from Japanese 刀 (katana, “single-edged sword”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 日本刀, 武士刀
  • 日本刀 (Rìběndāo)type of Japanese longsword
  • 武士刀 (wǔshìdāo)type of Japanese longsword
Finnish katana
  • katanatype of Japanese longsword
French katana
  • katanatype of Japanese longsword
German Katana
  • Katanatype of Japanese longsword
Hebrew קטאנה
  • קטאנה (kataná)type of Japanese longsword
Japanese 刀, 日本刀
  • 刀 (katana)type of Japanese longsword
  • 日本刀 (Nihontō)type of Japanese longsword
Korean 가타나
  • 가타나 (gatana)type of Japanese longsword
Polish katana
  • katanatype of Japanese longsword
Portuguese catana
  • catanatype of Japanese longsword
Russian ката́на
  • ката́на (katána)type of Japanese longsword
Spanish catana, catán
  • catanatype of Japanese longsword
  • catántype of Japanese longsword
  • katanatype of Japanese longsword
Swahili katana
  • katanatype of Japanese longsword
Swedish katana
  • katanatype of Japanese longsword
Tagalog katana
  • katanatype of Japanese longsword
Vietnamese katana, ca-ta-na
  • katanatype of Japanese longsword
  • ca-ta-natype of Japanese longsword

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TanakaKanataNakatanataka
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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