zanpakutou 

Japanese, best translation comes out to "soul cutter." Supernatural weapons used by shinigami in the popular Bleach manga/anime. Each zanpakutou has its own power and persona. Zanpakutou purify Hollows and send spirits to Soul Society. Although, they're also kickass weapons that have two forms of attack (releases). There's the shikai and the strongest, bankai, which can do anything from crate a giant-ass monster thing to giving you a badass yakuza look :p

Did you see Renji use his zanpakutou's bankai?! It was sweet!

zanpakutou by hanatarou March 17, 2005

zanpakutou 

A sword weilded by a Shinigami(or Death God), to defeat and judge Hollows. Also used in combat against many other things, such as 'Kwin-Shi'(or perhaps, Quincy)s, and other Shinigami. A Zanpakutou(or Soul Slayer) can awaken to it's true form once the Shinigami has ventured inside themselves to find their sword's, and perhaps their own soul's, true identity and name.

Zaraki Kenpachi's Zanpakutou is kinda lame...

zanpakutou by Pom (from recklessyouth) May 10, 2005

Zanpakuto

A sword forged from a shinigami soul and has a name by which the shinigami must learn to release it to shikai or bankai.

Ichigo's zanpakuto name is Zangetsu.

Zanpakuto by Shinigami Daikou Kurosaki Ichi February 23, 2009

zanpaktou

A very large sword with mystical powers from Japanese mythology.

The "Buster Sword" from the videogame "Final Fantasy XII" and the "Tetsaiga" from the manga series "Inuyasha" have been based on the zanpaktou.

The manga series "Bleach" have also made the zanpaktou an important part of its storyline, with several characters using their own. These zanpaktou differ in size and can be as small as a knife.

zanpaktou by poopguy July 26, 2009

zanpaktou

A zanpaktou¨­ (”ØÆǵ¶, zanpakut¨­? lit. soul-cutting sword) is a fictional type of weapon in the Bleach series wielded by those with shinigami powers. The art of using a zanpakut¨­ is called zanjutsu (swordsmanship).

itchigo's Zanpaktou is called Zangetsu

zanpaktou by Dillan July 9, 2007

Zanpakutō 

It is the term used to refer to the male penis.

"Girl, you hit my Zanpakutō."

Zanpakutō by timmycolossus October 22, 2009