Bokken

Word BOKKEN
Character 6
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈbɒk.ən/

Definitions and meanings of "Bokken"

What do we mean by bokken?

A wooden katana, used as a training sword.

A bokken is a katana made out of wood. It was used to train samurai in feudal Japan, and is now used in training for various other sword arts. Also known as a bokuto. Urban Dictionary

Not a ninja. not even close to being a ninja. someone that pretends to be a ninja. that is a bokken. Urban Dictionary

A wooden sword that is and was used to train samurai, other swordsmen, and nerds on youtube whose parents won't let them get a real sword. Urban Dictionary

A bokken is a wooden sword usually used for sword training. When a student begins to work with a sword, he learns basic maneuvers with a bokken. However, the bokken can also be used as an effective weapon since it is made of strong, heavy wood. In fact, many Ninja preferred to use the bokken on a mission than a regular sword. Urban Dictionary

Noun: A bokken is a wooden sword of about the same weight as a katana (Japanese Sword). It was used in feudal Japan to train the Samurai. It is still in use nowadays, used in Kendo (and it's subsiduarys) for training alone. Pronounced "Bo'ken" where the ' denotes a pause. Urban Dictionary

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The word "bokken" in example sentences

As I have already written, we only knew one way to attack an opponent and that was hard and always to centre, Kobayashi Sensei stood up and glowered at the dan grades and then suddenly pointed at one in particular and handed him a bokken and then indicated to attack him to the head ` shomen ` … .. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He weighed the wooden bokken in his hand and cut a few slow-motion lines through the air. ❋ Jonathan Maberry (2010)

He brought the bokken in front of him, taking it with both hands. ❋ Jonathan Maberry (2010)

He had his bokken in his hands, but the hard wood felt like a toothpick against what was coming for them. ❋ Jonathan Maberry (2010)

He bent and snatched his bokken and headed up the stairs. ❋ Jonathan Maberry (2010)

Benny swung the bokken, and the mouth disintegrated into white chips of bone. ❋ Jonathan Maberry (2010)

Zoms lunged over the hood at him, but Benny swatted their hands away with a fierce slash of his bokken and ran up the windshield, along the roof, and then jumped onto a burned-out shell of a Subaru. ❋ Jonathan Maberry (2010)

Even though he could barely breathe, he dug one hand under his chest and grabbed the broken bokken handle, then jammed the other hand hard against the catwalk and heaved himself to his knees. ❋ Jonathan Maberry (2010)

Turk went into the ranger station and came out with the bokken. ❋ Jonathan Maberry (2010)

He bent and picked up one of the dead branches—a length of gnarled hardwood nearly as long as his bokken. ❋ Jonathan Maberry (2010)

With the bokken poised to thrust or strike, he moved slowly and quietly along the catwalk. ❋ Jonathan Maberry (2010)

Her bokken, stout white oak, looked like Excalibur or Beheader of Kira and when she drove it into him, it would bruise to the bone. ❋ Stephen Hunter (2009)

He tried not to see “her,” that is, the child; instead he tried to see her bokken, for it was his real enemy. ❋ Stephen Hunter (2009)

He could not stay with her for more than three strikes and she seemed to gain speed as he lost it, and each time, “Hai!” the bokken struck him hard, once across the wrist, making him drop the shinai, once on his good hip, a phenomenon known in football as a stinger. ❋ Stephen Hunter (2009)

She will be safe from your blow and armed with a bokken. ❋ Stephen Hunter (2009)

Doshu stood across from him; the bokken flashed toward his face, and Bob was fast enough to parry and ride the sword down. ❋ Stephen Hunter (2009)

The [swordsman] [handed] the [young lad] his bokken, and training began. ❋ Slavakion (2004)

bokken [thinks] he is a [ninja], but he is [not a ninja] ❋ Labpro Referee (2006)

The young [samurai] has [earned] his first [bokken] today. ❋ Woodsballer 4 Life (2009)

The reasons for this are that a [bokken] is lighter and easier to carry, there is no risk of cutting oneself, bokken are very easy to [camouflage] since they can be [stained] or painted, and, when using proper techniques, a bokken can easily break bones and damage internal organs. ❋ ♫ Highway To Hell ♫ (2011)

He took up his [bokken] and wandered into the [mountains] [to train]. ❋ Joseph Rothwell (2007)

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