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kodachi

kodachi noun: a short Japanese sword, built like the katana but with a shorter blade.

kodachi: a short Japanese sword, built like the katana but with a shorter blade
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Noun

kodachi (plural kodachis or kodachi)

  1. A short Japanese sword, built like the katana but with a shorter blade

Forms of kodachi

pluralkodachis
pluralkodachi

Origin of kodachi

Borrowed from Japanese 小太刀 (kodachi, literally “small tachi”).

Questions about kodachi

What does kodachi mean?
Kodachi means a short Japanese sword, built like the katana but with a shorter blade.
What part of speech is kodachi?
Kodachi is a noun.
What is the plural of kodachi?
The plural of kodachi is kodachis.

Words near kodachi in the dictionary

  1. Kocurek
  2. Kocureks
  3. Kocurs
  4. koda
  5. Kodaanahuttaa
  6. kodachi
  7. kodachis
  8. Kodachrome
  9. kodacon
  10. Kodagehuttaa
  11. Kodagu

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