Definition of 苗字帯刀 (みょうじたいとう)
みょうじたいとう
                        苗字帯刀
みょうじたいとう
myoujitaitou
noun
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the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)(yojijukugo)
Related Kanji
| 苗 | seedling, sapling, shoot | 
| 字 | character, letter, word, section of village | 
| 帯 | sash, belt, obi, zone, region | 
| 刀 | sword, saber, knife |