日本刀

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 日本刀. Reading: にほんとう. Core meaning: Japanese sword.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 博物館で日本刀の精巧な模型を見た / 時代劇の俳優は木製の日本刀を腰に差した.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Sword type and prop
  • 日本刀 denotes a Japanese-style traditional sword, and a wooden period-drama prop may be described by the form it imitates. Being shaped that way does not make a wooden prop an actual weapon.