Word details
太刀持ち
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 太刀持ち.
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Entry
1
sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword)
2
Sumo
rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
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