た
太
ち
刀
も
持
　
ち

noun

  1. sword-bearer (subordinate whose job it is to hold their master's sword).
  2. Sumo term.rikishi carrying a sword who follows the yokozuna to the ring during his ring-entering ceremony.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
た
太
ち
刀
も
持
　
ち
 太刀持ち たちもち
た
太
ち
刀
もち
持
 太刀持 たちもち

Contained Kanji Breakdown

plump, thick, big around
タイ　ふと.い　タ (2nd, N3)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
hold, have
も.つ　ジ　もち (3rd, N4)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
Buddhist temple
てら　ジ (2nd, N2)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)