作さく刀とう

さ

く

と

う

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

sword making; making a Japanese sword

Refers to the craft of forging Japanese swords. Can be used as a noun or with する to describe the act of making a sword.

彼かれは作さく刀とうの技ぎ術じゅつを学まなぶために刀とう匠しょうのもとで修しゅ行ぎょうした。
He trained under a swordsmith to learn the art of sword making.
この

刀かたな

は

江え

戸ど

時じ

代だい

に

作さく

刀とう

さ

れ

た

もの

だ

。

This sword was forged in the Edo period.

刀とう剣けん
刀剣 is a general term for swords and blades, while 作刀 specifically refers to the act or craft of making swords.
刀とう匠しょう
刀匠 is a swordsmith, the person who makes swords; 作刀 is the process or act of making swords.

Compound of 作 (saku, 'make') and 刀 (tō, 'sword'). The reading is on'yomi.