bokken

From Japanese 木剣 (ぼっけん, bokken, “wooden sword”), see below.

• (UK) enPR: bŏk'ən, IPA^(key): /ˈbɒk.ən/
• Rhymes: -ɒkən

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1. A wooden katana, used as a training sword.

• bokuto

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔkə(n)/
• Hyphenation: bok‧ken
• Rhymes: -ɔkən

From bok +‎ -en.

bokken

1. (intransitive, uncommon) to buck, said of a quadruped, e.g. a horse: to leap upward while arching its back
2. (intransitive) to react to opposition or adversity grumpily and capriciously, like a crossed spoiled child
3. (transitive, Suriname) to scold, to rebuke

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bokken

1. Alternative form of bukken

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

bokken

1. plural of bok

bokken

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぼっけん