Short Sword
Dagger, Tanto
noun
The short sword is the short sword. What's another word for a short sword? It's a dagger.
たんとう
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
その短刀、どこで買ったの？
Where did you buy that tanto?
ビエトは、短刀を使ってとても上手にりょう理をします。
Viet cooks very well with a short sword.
私の父は、母に短刀で刺されて死にました。
My mother stabbed my father with a dagger and he died.