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daisho.

A traditional Japanese pair of swords, consisting of the katana and wakizashi.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A traditional Japanese pair of swords, consisting of the katana and wakizashi.

Where this word comes from

From Japanese 大小(だいしょう) (daishō), from 大(だい) (dai, “large”) + 小(しょう) (shō, “small”), in reference to the comparative size of the swords.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.