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アッテェミス
Level: 212

they all share very similar definition?

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4 months ago
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I'll just give you my take, since I couldn't really find anything concrete.

is "two-sword style" (because of ), so it's more like the technique itself. The most straightforward.

使い is a "user" of two swords (literally). I think it's more casual. More emphasis on the person.

Pretty sure is just the shorthand for 使


I think the latter 2 can lean more into the "bisexual person" meaning (especially ). To my knowledge isn't really used like that (despite the dictionary entry). Pretty sure it's basically the "correct" pick for "dual-wielding" (usually swords) in most cases.


Hopefully someone else can correct me, or provide additional information :)

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4 months ago
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Shamugan
Level: 742

As soon as I saw (にとうりゅう) , I was like "Wait, にとうりゅう, I heard that somewhere"
And sure enough, like ギョルギ said, it's used to talk about the different styles/schools of using two sword including... 's (Musashi Miyamoto) famous (にてんいちりゅう) (probably heard it from that).

As for 使い(りょうとうづかい), the first meaning is just のこと or のこと (tachi and wakizashi). So it's ambiguously about two sword (in japanese context -> tachi and wakizashi). Literaly or figuratively, whether it's about the objects, the styles or the user (as well as all the other definitions). So it seems to be more general than (which don't seems to be used to talk about the user).

And for (りょうとう), a few dictionaries just say "。" in contrast. Others copy-paste the definition of or い or say that it's a abbreviation of one of the two. So, you probably will have to ask or guess from the context. At the same, people tend to "contrast" words in those case or the words tend to get contrastive meaning/usage with time. Like sheep and mutton in english. But that's just a guess based on the fact that there are a few dictionaries that defined it with "。". Just ask or guess if you're unsure.

At least, that what I found from my research :3
Now, I'm gonna add those words to my schedule (I even had a conversation about a few day ago, god dammit, that would have been perfect to practice those words )

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4 months ago
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For anyone who's watched One Piece, Zoro says , or every 5 seconds, so you probably know it from there :D

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4 months ago
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