どうぬき
Meanings
Noun
1. Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province
2. sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords
3. in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword
Kanji used
torso
rice field
pierce through
Pitch accent
うた
ぬき
Composed of
① 身体中、体幹から頭部を除いた部分。特に腹部。② 身体の他、航空機等で体幹の半ば辺り。③ 剣道、銃剣道、短剣道、なぎなた等の防具のうち、腹部を防護するもの。④ 剣道、短剣道、なぎなたの技のうち、語義3の防具に対し側面から打ち込むもの。
rice field
crosspiece (between pillars, etc.); penetrating tie beam