Japanese

独鈷 (tokko): a Tibetan dorje or vajra.

Alternative forms

• 独股, 独古

Noun

独鈷 ‎(hiragana とっこ, romaji tokko)

1. (Buddhism) a vajra, a dorje: a kind of double-headed scepter used in esoteric Buddhism
2. a pattern for cloth, consisting of interlocking tokko shapes

Usage notes

Historically, it appears that this word may have also been read as tokuko and toko. However, these alternative readings seem to be rare and possibly obsolete, and modern dictionaries may not include them.

Synonyms

• 金剛杵 (こんごうしょ) ‎(kongōsho)

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
4. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13143-0