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しんとう
Meanings
Noun
1. newly forged sword; newly forged katana
2. shintō; new sword; katana forged after the advent of the Keichō era
Alt. forms
新しん刀とう
しんとう
Pitch accent
し
んとう
Composed of
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
shinshintō; katana forged from the late 18th century up until the sword abolishment edict