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佩剣 (はいけん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

佩はい剣けん

は

い

け

ん

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

wearing a sword

Refers to the act or state of wearing a sword at one's side, typically in historical or formal contexts.

武ぶ士しは常つねに佩はい剣けんしていた。
Samurai always wore a sword.
佩はい剣けんの習しゅう慣かんは明めい治じ時じ代だいに廃

すた

れ

た

。

The custom of wearing a sword declined in the Meiji period.

Kanji

佩wear, put on (a sword)
剣sabre, sword, blade

Similar words

帯たい剣けん
帯剣 also means wearing a sword, but is more general and can refer to carrying a sword in a belt or sash, while 佩剣 specifically emphasizes wearing it at the side.

Etymology

Compound of 佩 (hai, 'wear at the side') and 剣 (ken, 'sword'). The kanji 佩 is relatively rare and specifically means to wear something hanging from the waist.