wakizashi
/wɑkɪˈzɑʃi/noun
wakizashi is spelled W-A-K-I-Z-A-S-H-I: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wakizashi means “A traditional Japanese shortsword, typically 30cm to 60cm (or nearly 12 inches to approx. 23.6 inches) in length, often used as a secondary weapon to…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wakizashi is wakizashis.
How many letters and syllables are in wakizashi?
| Letters | 9: W-A-K-I-Z-A-S-H-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 wakizashi?
Wakizashi appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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).
How do you pronounce wakizashi?
- UK /wækɪˈzæʃi/
- US /wɑkɪˈzɑʃi/
- US /wɑkiˈzɑʃi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-wakizashi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wakizashi
- wakizashis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wakizashi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A traditional Japanese shortsword, typically 30cm to 60cm (or nearly 12 inches to approx. 23.6 inches) in length, often used as a secondary weapon to a katana.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wakizashi come from?
From Japanese 脇差(わきざし) (wakizashi).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).