斬ざん馬ば刀とう

noun

zanbatō; long-handled anti-cavalry sword

A large, two-handed sword historically used in China and later adopted in Japan, primarily for cutting down horses and cavalry. Often appears in historical or martial arts contexts.

• 斬ざん馬ば刀とうは、騎き馬ば兵へいに対たい抗こうするために使つかわれた大おお型がたの刀とう剣けんだ。

  The zanbatō is a large sword used to counter mounted soldiers.

• 中ちゅう国ごくの歴れき史し書しょには、斬ざん馬ば刀とうの記き述じゅつが残のこっている。

  Descriptions of the zanbatō remain in Chinese historical records.