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    3. 太刀取り

    太刀取り

    太た刀ち取とり​

    person in charge of beheading (concluding a seppuku)

    NTNounSports & Martial ArtsHistoryKanji Vocab16 strokes

    太刀取

    たちとりたちどり

    Noun

    1.
    person in charge of beheading (concluding a seppuku)
    historical term
    2.
    executioner, person in charge of beheading
    historical term
    3.
    rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony
    sumo

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    太
    ふと.い・ふと.る…(5)
    plump・thick・big around
    Kanji
    刀
    かたな・そり…(5)
    sword・saber・knife
    Kanji
    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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