Word form | buki |
Original script | 武器 |
LWT meaning(s) | |
Word meaning | weapons worn on the body. Original sense “being adept at martial arts someone who is”, present meaning first attested in 1717 |
Analyzability | analyzable compound |
Gloss | bu-ki weapon-tool |
Age | Middle Japanese [21] (1185–1603) |
Lexical stratum | kango |
Year | 1186 |
Register | General |
Numeric frequency | 20.3 |