buki

a word from vocabulary Japanese by Christopher K. Schmidt  
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