撫で斬り

なでぎり

Also written なで斬り, なで切り, 撫で切り

Meanings

1. Noun slashing (with the blade pressed against the object)
2. mowing down (the enemy); cutting down (one after the other)
3. clean sweep; sweeping conquest

Kanji

• 撫 stroke; pat; smooth down. Read as なでる.
• 斬 slash. Read as きる.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists