Daikatana (usually given as the kanji 大刀) is a pseudo-Japanese term meaning "large sword". (In Japanese, 大刀 is actually read daitō, and is a less-used synonym for uchigatana. [1]) The reading mistake comes from the different ways Japanese Kanji can be read depending of their combination or not in a word. It has been used in some (English-language) fictional works to represent a kind of large katana (perhaps better known as a no-dachi). Japanese writing Kanji Kana Hiragana Katakana Hentaigana Manyōgana Uses Furigana Okurigana Rōmaji Kanji (Japanese:  ) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana (平仮名), katakana (片仮名), and the Arabic numerals. ... The word daito refers to Japanese long swords. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The nodachi (野太刀) refers to a large Japanese sword. ...

See also

• Dadao (Chinese pronunciation of same characters)
• Daikatana (game)