naginata
noun
naginata is spelled N-A-G-I-N-A-T-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, naginata means “A traditional Japanese halberd: a polearm historically used to cut down infantry and cavalry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of naginata is naginatas.
How many letters and syllables are in naginata?
| Letters | 8: N-A-G-I-N-A-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st 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 naginata?
Naginata appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 naginata
- naginatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does naginata mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Japanese halberd: a polearm historically used to cut down infantry and cavalry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does naginata come from?
From Japanese 薙刀 (naginata, literally “mowing hatchet”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).