新刀

しんとう

Meanings

1. Noun newly forged sword; newly forged katana
2. shintō; new sword (i.e.: katana forged after the advent of the Keichō era) See also: 慶長 (けいちょう). See also: 古刀 (ことう).

Kanji

• 新 new. Read as シン.
• 刀 katana. Read as トウ.

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