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タチトリ
Meanings
Noun
Historical
1. person in charge of beheading (concluding a seppuku)
2. executioner; person in charge of beheading
3. rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
Alt. forms
太
た
刀
ち
取
と
り
太
た
刀
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取
とり
タチドリ
タチトリ
Pitch accent
タ
チトリ
タ
チト
リ
Composed of
タチ
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
トリ
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix