Etymology

Verb

1. To buck, said of a quadruped, e.g. a horse: to leap upward while arching its back
2. To react to opposition or adversity grumpily and capriciously, like a crossed spoiled child

Etymology 2

Verb

1. probably the orginal form of bokkelen, which is then its frequentative

See also

• bokutō (木刀, ぼくとう)
• daitō (大刀, だいとう)
• katana (刀, かたな)
• ken (剣, 劍, けん)
• kendō (剣道, 劍道, けんどう)
• kensaki (剣先, けんさき)
• kissaki (剣先, きっさき)
• kodachi (小太刀, こだち)
• saya (鞘, さや)
• shinken (心剣, 心劍, しんけん)
• shōtō (小刀, しょうとう)
• tachi (太刀, たち)
• tantō (短刀, たんとう)
• tsurugi (剣, 劍, つるぎ)
• wakizashi (脇差, 脇差し, わきざし)
• yaiba (刃, やいば)