daisho

A daisho, a pair of swords, a wakizashi and a katana

Meaning

Noun

A set of Japanese swords, a katana and a wakizashi, the traditional pair of swords carried by samurai.

Origin

Japanese daishō, from だいしょう, from 大小, from 大+小. From being a pair of swords, a longsword and a shortsword.

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