Chinese

Noun

短刀

1. (weaponry) a short knife; short sword; dagger

Japanese

Tantōs with "Saya" (sheaths)

Etymology

短 +‎ 刀: a "small sword."

Noun

短刀 ‎(hiragana たんとう, romaji tantō)

1. (weaponry) A small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana.

Coordinate terms

• 小刀 (こがたな, ​kogatana)/小刀 (しょうとう, ​shōtō)
• 刀 (かたな, ​katana)
• 脇差 (わきざし, ​wakizashi)
• 大小 (だいしょう, ​daishō)

See also

• 短刀 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Tantō on Wikipedia.Wikipedia