Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kodachi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: ko-dachi
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short Japanese sword, built like the katana but with a shorter blade

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 小太刀 (kodachi, literally “small tachi”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: 小太刀

Inflected Forms

kodachis (plural)

Questions

What does kodachi mean?: A short Japanese sword, built like the katana but with a shorter blade
Where does kodachi come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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