nagamaki

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noun

A type of Japanese sword; a single-edged curving blade with a handle comparable in length to that of the blade, whose blade is length is usually comparable to other regular Japanese swords, though other longer ones also were made.

OriginJapanese 長巻 →
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Meanings

nounnagamaki (plural nagamakis or nagamaki)

plural nagamakis

  1. A type of Japanese sword; a single-edged curving blade with a handle comparable in length to that of the blade, whose blade is length is usually comparable to other regular Japanese swords, though other longer ones also were made.

Origin

  1. Japanese長巻
  2. Englishnagamaki

Borrowed from Japanese 長巻 (nagamaki), itself a compound of 長 (naga, “long”) + 巻 (maki, “winding”), from having a long wrapped handle.

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Translations

Japanese 長巻
  • 長巻 (nagamaki)Translations
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Chicago

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