# daisho

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A traditional Japanese pair of swords, consisting of the katana and wakizashi.

## Etymology
From Japanese 大小(だいしょう) (daishō), from 大(だい) (dai, “large”) + 小(しょう) (shō, “small”), in reference to the comparative size of the swords.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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