JMdict: 2075660
押っ取り刀 【おっとりがたな】
- [n] making great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared
- [n] rushing to an emergency with sword in hand, not having had time to affix it at the waist
Kanji in this word:
Kanji | Meanings | On Readings | Kun Readings | Grade |
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押 | Push, Stop, Check, Subdue, Attach, Seize, Weight, Shove, Press, Seal, Do In Spite Of | オウ | お.す, お.し-, お.っ-, お.さえる, おさ.える | |
取 | Take, Fetch, Take Up | シュ | と.る, と.り, と.り-, とり, -ど.り | 3 |
刀 | Sword, Saber, Knife | トウ | かたな, そり | 2 |