どう
ぬき

noun

  1. Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province.
  2. sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords.
  3. in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
どう
ぬき
同田貫 どうたぬき
どう
ぬき
胴田貫 どうたぬき

Contained Kanji Breakdown

same, agree, equal
ドウ おな.じ (2nd, N4)
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate
つらぬ.く カン ぬき (8th, N1)
do not, must not, be not
ブ ム はは (Kentei 1)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)