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長剣

Reading

Kana: ちょうけん
Romaji: chōken
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

long sword

2

minute hand (of a clock)

See also: 短剣 (reading たんけん, entry #2)

Kanji

Readings: チョウ、 なが.い、 おさ
Meanings: long, leader, superior, senior
Readings: ケン、 つるぎ
Meanings: sabre, sword, blade, clock hand

Example Sentence

()った彫刻(ちょうこく)のしてある(さや)(おさ)まった長剣(ちょうけん)
➥A longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.
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