also: ぼくけん · もくけん · もっけん
noun
wooden sword; bokken
A wooden practice sword used in Japanese martial arts such as kendo and aikido.
剣道の稽古では木剣を使う。
In kendo practice, we use a wooden sword.
彼は木剣を手に取って素振りを始めた。
He picked up the bokken and started practicing swings.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Compound of 木 (wood) and 剣 (sword). The reading ぼっけん is a contraction of ぼくけん, which is the on'yomi reading of the kanji.