katana
катана
Katana
A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically…A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.
US/kəˈtɑnə/
» Is that katana real or an unsharpened replica?
Meaning
1 sensesA type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.
Katana
ката́наkatána
Examples
3 sentencesIs that katana real or an unsharpened replica?
Ziri owned a katana.
Antonio put a katana on Rima’s neck.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
type of Japanese longsword:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
type of Japanese longsword:
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 刀 (katana, “single-edged sword”).Borrowed from Japanese 刀 (katana, “single-edged sword”).
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Forms
plural: katana / katanasSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular