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Where does “bokken” come from?

bokken (English) comes from Japanese 木剣 — bokken.

bokken (English): A wooden katana, used as a training sword

Definitions

  1. A wooden katana, used as a training sword

Ancestry of “bokken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese木剣bokken
Every word from Japanese 木剣 →