しょうとう
Meanings
Noun
1. (small) knife
when read as "こがたな"
2. short sword; small sword
Kanji used
small
katana
Pitch accent
しょ
うとう
Composed of
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)