bokuto

English

Etymology

From Japanese 木刀 (bokutō)

Noun

bokuto (plural bokutos)

  1. bokken, a wooden katana used for practice.
    • 2002 October 31, RICMRUNNER, “Japanese swords”, in rec.arts.anime.misc‎ (Usenet):
      Someone said that a bokuto approximates the weight and size/length of a katana. I would agree on size/length, but definitely not weight.
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