kodachi
noun
kodachi is spelled K-O-D-A-C-H-I: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kodachi means “A short Japanese sword, built like the katana but with a shorter blade” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kodachi is kodachis.
How many letters and syllables are in kodachi?
| Letters | 7: K-O-D-A-C-H-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is kodachi?
Kodachi appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of kodachi
- kodachis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kodachi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A short Japanese sword, built like the katana but with a shorter blade
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kodachi come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 小太刀 (kodachi, literally “small tachi”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).