Bokken

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.4 Synonyms 2 Japanese romaji 2.1 Noun 2.2 See also

English

Pronunciation

• bŏk'ən, /ˈbɒkən/, /"bQk@n/

  Rhymes: -ɒkən

Etymology

From Japanese 木剣 (ぼっけん, bokken), wooden sword.

Noun

bokken (Plural: bokken or bokkens)

1. a wooden katana, used as a training weapon

Synonyms

• bokuto

Japanese romaji

Noun

bokken (木剣, 木劍, ぼっけん)

1. a wooden sword

See also

• daitō (大刀, だいとう)
• katana (刀, かたな)
• ken (剣, 劍, けん)
• kendō (剣道, 劍道, けんどう)
• kodachi (小太刀, こだち)
• saya (鞘, さや)
• shinken (心剣, 心劍, しんけん)
• shōtō (小刀, しょうとう)
• tachi (太刀, たち)
• tantō (短刀, たんとう)
• tsurugi (剣, 劍, つるぎ)
• wakizashi (脇差, 脇差し, わきざし)