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daisho

daisho noun: a traditional Japanese pair of swords, consisting of the katana and wakizashi.

Noun

daisho (plural daishos)

  1. A traditional Japanese pair of swords, consisting of the katana and wakizashi.

Forms of daisho

pluraldaishos
alternative formdaishou
alternative formdaishoh
alternative formdaisyou
alternative formdaisyoh
alternative formdaisyo
alternative formdaishō

Origin of daisho

From Japanese 大小(だいしょう) (daishō), from 大(だい) (dai, “large”) + 小(しょう) (shō, “small”), in reference to the comparative size of the swords.

Questions about daisho

What does daisho mean?
Daisho means a traditional Japanese pair of swords, consisting of the katana and wakizashi.
What part of speech is daisho?
Daisho is a noun.
What is the plural of daisho?
The plural of daisho is daishos.

Words near daisho in the dictionary

  1. Daiseys
  2. Daish
  3. Daishan
  4. daishiki
  5. daishikis
  6. daisho
  7. daishos
  8. daisied
  9. daisies
  10. daisugi
  11. Daisuke

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