木剣 (ぼっけん, bokken) Japanese meaning: wooden sword | Kotomora木剣
also: ぼくけん · もくけん · もっけん
Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000 In kendo practice, we use a wooden sword.
He picked up the bokken and started practicing swings.
Usage100%
Usage for this spelling across all readings, not one reading alone.
ぼっけん
Standard kanji spelling; the reading ぼっけん is the modern standard.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Obsolete reading; not used in modern Japanese.
Etymology
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.
