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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

odachi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
odachi
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A long, large Japanese sword.

noun

A long Japanese sword constructed like the katana but longer (about 4 to 6 feet or 120 to 180 cm long), used for combat on horseback.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 大太刀 (ōdachi, literally “large tachi”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

odachis (plural) ōdachi (alternative) oodachi (alternative) ohdachi (alternative)

Synonyms

nodachi

Questions

What does odachi mean?
A long, large Japanese sword.
Where does odachi come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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