Now Viewing: katanaTag type: General The uchigatana (打刀) is a type of Japanese sword (nihontou). It is characterized by its distinctive appearance: a curved, slender, single-edged blade, circular or squared guard, and long grip to accommodate two hands (the hilt is often given a distinctive wrapping of silk known as tsukaito). It is often called a "samurai sword" because of its historical associations with feudal-era Japan, or just "katana" (刀) in non-Japanese languages for simplicity. Note that in Japanese language, katana can refer to any single-edged sword or knife, including the wakizashi (a blade shorter than uchigatana), the naginata (a sword in a pole), and even foreign blades like the scimitar. Since that in non-Japanese languages the word "katana" isn't as broad, for the purposes of this tag, use it for images that depict an uchigatana or its similar precusor weapon, the tachi (of which the blade looks curvier, but is about the same length). See also kabuto ootachi wakizashi shikomizue naginata weapon List_of_weapons Other Wiki Information Last updated: 03/09/26 11:55 AM by Casval_Rem_Deikun This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
     
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