bokken

See also: bocken and Bocken

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

bokken (plural bokkens or bokken)

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

Synonyms

• bokuto

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From bok +‎ -en.

Verb

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 tell off, to scold, to rebuke

Conjugation

Conjugation of bokken (weak)
infinitive	bokken
past singular	bokte
past participle	gebokt
infinitive	bokken
gerund	bokken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bok	bokte
2nd person sing. (jij)	bokt, bok2	bokte
2nd person sing. (u)	bokt	bokte
2nd person sing. (gij)	bokt	bokte
3rd person singular	bokt	bokte
plural	bokken	bokten
subjunctive sing.1	bokke	bokte
subjunctive plur.1	bokken	bokten
imperative sing.	bok
imperative plur.1	bokt
participles	bokkend	gebokt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

Verb

bokken

1. Alternative form of bukken

Conjugation

Conjugation of bokken (weak)
infinitive	bokken
past singular	bokte
past participle	gebokt
infinitive	bokken
gerund	bokken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	bok	bokte
2nd person sing. (jij)	bokt, bok2	bokte
2nd person sing. (u)	bokt	bokte
2nd person sing. (gij)	bokt	bokte
3rd person singular	bokt	bokte
plural	bokken	bokten
subjunctive sing.1	bokke	bokte
subjunctive plur.1	bokken	bokten
imperative sing.	bok
imperative plur.1	bokt
participles	bokkend	gebokt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bokken

1. plural of bok

Japanese

Romanization

bokken

1. Rōmaji transcription of ぼっけん