Where does “shinai” come from?

shinai (English) comes from Japanese 竹刀, from Japanese 刀, from Japanese な, from Japanese ね — emphasis and question marker particle; asks for...

shinai (English): bamboo sword

Definitions

  1. bamboo sword

Ancestry of “shinai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese竹刀bamboo sword used in martial arts such as 剣道;...
2Japanese刀a single-edged sword, such as a katana; a small...
3Japaneseなused to get someone's attention, generally...
4Japaneseねemphasis and question marker particle; asks for...
Every word from Japanese ね →Every word from Japanese な →Every word from Japanese 刀 →