Explore Tanto through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Tanto meaning
A traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana.
Using Tanto
- The main meaning on this page is: A traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana.
- In the example corpus, tanto often appears in combinations such as: the tanto.
Context around Tanto
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tanto
- In this selection, "tanto" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, custom stand out and add context to how "tanto" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include box the tanto custom etc and equation a tanto and wakizashi. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tanto" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tanto
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
No no, Tanto is the Lone Ranger's sidekick. (9 words)
Likewise, Jin's methods of killing enemies remain primitive, as the player can't upgrade the Tanto as normal. (19 words)
The Japanese katana, wakizashi and tanto are carried by some infantry and officers in Japan and other parts of Asia and the kukri is the official melee weapon for India. (30 words)
When the mounts are taken out of the equation, a tanto and wakizashi will be determined by length under or over 30 cm unless their intended use can be absolutely determined or the speaker is rendering an opinion on the intended use of the blade. (45 words)
Like the N Box, the Tanto Custom, etc. I don't think you can make a strong case for them bought out of economic necessity when the top sellers are not the cheapest ones. (34 words)
The Japanese katana, wakizashi and tanto are carried by some infantry and officers in Japan and other parts of Asia and the kukri is the official melee weapon for India. (30 words)
Example sentences (5)
Likewise, Jin's methods of killing enemies remain primitive, as the player can't upgrade the Tanto as normal.
No no, Tanto is the Lone Ranger's sidekick.
Like the N Box, the Tanto Custom, etc. I don't think you can make a strong case for them bought out of economic necessity when the top sellers are not the cheapest ones.
The Japanese katana, wakizashi and tanto are carried by some infantry and officers in Japan and other parts of Asia and the kukri is the official melee weapon for India.
When the mounts are taken out of the equation, a tanto and wakizashi will be determined by length under or over 30 cm unless their intended use can be absolutely determined or the speaker is rendering an opinion on the intended use of the blade.
Common combinations with tanto
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: