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2025
naginata
naginata
English
Noun
naginata
(
plural
naginatas
)
A traditional Japanese
halberd
: a
polearm
historically used to cut down
infantry
and
cavalry
.
Japanese
Romanization
naginata
rōmaji
reading of
なぎなた
Etymology
From
Japanese
薙刀
(
naginata
, literally
“
mowing hatchet
”
)
.
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