刀身

Chinese
knife
 
body; torso; person
body; torso; person; life; status; pregnancy; (a measure word used for clothes) suit
trad. (刀身) 刀 身
simp. #(刀身) 刀 身

Pronunciation

Noun

刀身

  1. sword blade; knife blade

Japanese
Kanji in this term
刀 身
とう
Grade: 2		 しん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 刀身 (MC taw syin, “lit. sword or knife body”). Compare modern Mandarin 刀身 (dāoshēn).

Pronunciation

    Noun

    刀(とう)身(しん) • (tōshin) ←たうしん (tausin)?

    1. the blade of a sword or knife

    References
    1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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