What does the word "Kozuka" mean on Japanese?

Answer 1

'*kozuka' means
1. tied hair {archaic word}
2.small knife that hidden inside samurai sword's scabbard
use for cut, shave, sharpen small wood etc...
sometime hurl away at enemy
3.small mound
4.small hill.....ant hill or something like that

*ko means small

Answer 2

小柄 （こづか） kozuka

Literally, the word means a small knife attached to a Japanese sword.

But nowadays it usually is used as an idiom meaning 'small and cute,' or 'petite.' It's a common way to refer to a petite sized woman. It's basically meant as a flattering term, not a demeaning one. Some girls refer to themselves as 'kozuka,' too.

Answer 3

In modern Japanese, it doesn't mean anything.

Answer 4

i'm pretty sure that kozuka refers to the small knives that the samurai use to carry and throw. but this depends on the kanji.

Answer 5

Bajinay's answer would be correct, I guess, if you mean　「小柄」(koh-zuh-kah).

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