The katana is the Japanese backsword or longsword (daito) of the type specifically in use after the 1400s (following the use of the tachi), although many Japanese use this word generically as a catch-all word for sword.
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A wakizashi (Japanese for "sidearm") is a traditional Japanese sword with a shoto blade between 30 and 60 cm, with an average of 50 cm (between 12 and 24 inches), similar to but shorter than a katana and sometimes longer than the kodachi. Japanese samurai in armour, 1860s.
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Samurai (Samurai or bushi) was a term for the military nobility in pre-industrial Japan. Samurai (in Japanese) means "to serve".Her er en snarvei for deg som ønsker å lære å surre håndtaket (tsuka) på sverdet:
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Aikuchi - Small
tanto (knife) without a
tsuba (hand guard)
Ashi - The band and ring found on the
saya (scabbard) of a sword used to suspend the sword from a belt.
Buke zukuri - A traditional samurai style of mounts.
Has a lacquered
saya (scabbard),
tsuba (hand guard),
tsuka (hilt) bound in
ito (silk cord),
fuchi -
the ferrule (metal fitting) on
tsuka (hilt) closest to
tsuba (hand guard).
Ha - Cutting edge.
Habaki - The metal collar found in front of the
tsuba (hand guard)
that holds the blade in the
saya (scabbard).
Ha-machi - Notch on cutting edge under
habaki (collar).
Hamon - The temper pattern, a line of crystal (martensite)
found between the
shinogi (ridgeline) and edge of blade.
Hineri-maki - A style of
tsuka-maki (hilt wrapping)
where the
ito (silk cord) is twisted.
Ishizuke - The end of the
saya (scabbard), called a chape or drag,
found the farthest way from the
tsuba (hand guard).
This term used with
tachi type mounts and WWII style mounts as
kai-gunto,
kyu-gunto,
shin-gunto Ito - Silk cord used to bind the
tsuka (hilt).
Kabuto-gane - The pommel (metal fitting) on the
tsuka (hilt) farthest from the
tsuba (hand guard).
This term used for
tachi,
kai-gunto and
shin-gunto.
Kai-gunto - A naval sword (WWII period) styled to resemble a
tachi (long sword worn cutting edge down)
using black lacquered
saya (scabbard) and
ito (silk cord).
Kashira - The pommel (metal fitting) on the
tsuka (hilt) farthest from the
tsuba (hand guard).
This is the term used for
samurai katana (long sword),
wakizashi (short sword), and
tanto (knife).
Katana - A sword with blade length over two
shaku (about 24 inches), mounted to carry cutting-edge up through the
obi (wide belt).
Kissaki - Tip of blade.
Kogai - A skewer carried in a pocket of the
saya (scabbard) on some swords.
Found on the
omote (outside or away from the body when worn on the left side of the body) side.
Kuchi-gane - Throat of
saya (scabbard).
Kozuka - A knife carried in a pocket of the
saya (scabbard) on some swords. Found on the
ura
(inside or towards the body when worn on the left side of the body) side.
Kurikata - The cord knob found on the
saya (scabbard) made of horn, wood or metal.
The
sageo (cord) is threaded through and used to tie the
saya (scabbard) to the
obi (belt).
Kyu-gunto - A European-style mounts with a D-hand guard and metal
saya (scabbard).
Machi - The notch found between the blade and the
nakago (tang).
The
habaki (collar) slides on to the
nakago (tang) to this point.
Mei - The
kanji (characters) found on the
nakago(tang).
They usually state the blade maker's name and the date made.
Mekugi - A small bamboo pin placed through a hole in the
tsuka (hilt)
that holds the
tsuka (hilt) to the blade.
Mekugi-ana - The hole in the
nakago (tang) which the
mekugi (pin) goes through.
There may be more than one.
Menuki - The ornament bound under the
ito (silk cord)
to improve grip on
tsuka(hilt).
Mumei - An unsigned blade. No characters on
nakago (tang).
Mune - The back of the blade.
Mune-machi - The notch on the
mune (back) used to keep the
habaki (collar)
from sliding forward.
Obi-tori - A suspension/hanging ring located on the
saya (scabbard).
Used to place sword on a belt hanger.
Origami - Certificate stating authentification of the sword.
Issued by a professional Japanese sword judge.
Oshigata - A rubbing of the
nakago (tang) signature.
Rio-Hitsu - The hole in the
tsuba (hand guard) on some WWII style sword mounts.
The hole is used for a
saya (scabbard) retention clip.
Same - The skin of a ray (a pearl ray like a manta ray).
The skin has rounded nodules with few large nodules.
Saru-te - A metal loop used to affix a sword knot.
The loop passes through the
kabuto-gane (metal fitting on end of hilt).
Saya - A wooden case for the sword blade often called a scabbard.
Seppa - Washer or spacers located on either side of the
tsuba (hand guard).
Shibabiki - An ornament used to bind the two halves of a wood
saya (scabbard) together.
On WWII style fitting used as decoration.
Shakudo - An alloy of copper, silver, and gold that has a rich black patina.
Shin-gunto - The WWII Japanese Army Officer sword mounts/fittings.
Shinogi - A ridgeline located between the
mune (back) and
ha (edge) of a blade.
Sori - The curvature of the blade.
Tachi - A sword over 24 inches long in cutting length carried attached to the
obi (belt) with edge down.
Tanto - A sword less than 12 inches in cutting length with a
tsuba (hand guard).
Tsuba - The hand guard located just forward of the
tsuka (hilt).
Tsuka - The hilt of the sword.
Tsuka-maki - The art of tying the
ito (silk cord) to the
tsuka (hilt).
Tsumami-maki - A style of
tsuka-maki (hilt wrapping) where the
ito (silk cord)
is pinched at the cross over point.
Wakizashi - A sword between 12 inches and 24 inches in cutting length.
Yakiba - The tempered cutting edge.
Yasurime - The file marks on the
nakago (tang).
Yokote - The dividing line between the body of the blade and the
kissaki (point).
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