手刀

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
手 刀
しゅ
Grade: 1		 とう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɕɨᵝto̞ː]

Noun

手(しゅ)刀(とう) • (shutō) ←しゅたう (syutau)?[1]

  1. (karate) a karate chop; a strike made with four fingers extended and the thumb flexed
    Synonyms: 手刀打ち (shutō-uchi), 手刀 (tegatana)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
手 刀
て
Grade: 1		 かたな > がたな
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Compound of 手(て) (te, “hand”) + 刀(かたな) (katana, “sword”).[2] The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [te̞ɡa̠ta̠na̠]

Noun

手(て)刀(がたな) • (tegatana) 

  1. a strike with the palm of the hand; heel-palm
  2. karate chop, a strike with the side of an open hand in the manner of a sword strike

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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