抜刀隊

ばっとうたい

Meanings

1. Noun squad of swordsmen; unit armed with drawn swords
2. Battōtai (i.e.: special police unit of swordsmen during the Satsuma Rebellion (1877))

Kanji

• 抜 pull out. Read as バツ.
• 刀 katana. Read as トウ.
• 隊 unit. Read as タイ.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists