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Tanto

A common type of Japanese dagger or knife. Alternative spelling of tantō

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A common type of Japanese dagger or knife. Alternative spelling of tantō

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tanto"

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Word	Definition
tanto knifenoun	a tanto (Japanese knife)
ginsunoun	A kind of sharp kitchen knife.
nodachinoun	A large-sized Japanese longsword, having a long handle suitable for multiple two-handed grip positions.
petty knifenoun	A Japanese paring knife.
kodachinoun	A short Japanese sword, built like the katana but with a shorter blade
kindjalnoun	A kind of short sword or dagger used in Russia.
byknifenoun	A secondary knife carried beside a dagger or short sword.
messernoun	A surname.
knifenoun	A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
gravity knifenoun	A type of knife that with the press of a button, allows the blade to drop out of the handle, and then quickly opened up full, for quick use, also allowing it to be flicked open with a flick of the wrist.
kissakinoun	The curved tip of a Japanese sword, just behind the point.
switchknifenoun	A knife with a switchblade.
higonokaminoun	A Japanese folding pocketknife.
stilettonoun	A woman's shoe with a tall, slender heel (called a stiletto heel).
ninjatonoun	A straight-bladed short sword, commonly appearing in works of fiction as a weapon of the shinobi in feudal Japan.
kunainoun	A Japanese tool and weapon, possibly derived from the masonry trowel, used as a weapon by ninja or samurai.
bodkinnoun	A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather.
ninja swordnoun	(colloquial, informal) Synonym of ninjato.
storyknifenoun	A carved knife made for a Yup'ik girl to use for storyknifing.
chingnoun	(uncountable, slang) Money (from the sound of a cash register ringing up an amount).