daisho

See also: daishō

English
A daisho, a pair of swords, a wakizashi and a katana

Alternative forms
  • daishou, daishoh, daisyou, daisyoh, daisyo, daishō

Etymology

Japanese daishō, from だいしょう, from 大小, from 大 (“large”)+小 (“small”). From being a pair of swords, a longsword and a shortsword.

Noun

daisho (plural daishos)

  1. A set of Japanese swords, a katana and a wakizashi, the traditional pair of swords carried by samurai.


Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

daisho

  1. Rōmaji transcription of だいしょ
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