English Explanatory Dictionary

daisho

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional Japanese pair of swords, consisting of the katana and wakizashi.

Word forms

daisho daishos daishou daishoh daisyou daisyoh daisyo daishō

Etymology

From Japanese 大小(だいしょう) (daishō), from 大(だい) (dai, “large”) + 小(しょう) (shō, “small”), in reference to the comparative size of the swords.

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