太刀取り

たちとり

Also written たちどり

Meanings

1. Noun 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 See also: 太刀持ち (たちもち).

Kanji

• 太 thick. Read as タ.
• 刀 katana
• 取 take. Read as とり.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists