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Rōmaji
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Kanji
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Description
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Bōhi
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棒樋 [ぼうとい]
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Large or wide groove in a sword blade
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Bokken
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木剣 [ぼっけん]
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Wooden practice sword
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Bokutō
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木刀 [ぼくとう]
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Wooden practice sword
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Bōshi
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帽子, 鋩子
[ぼうし]
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Temper line in kissaki
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Bu
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分 [ぶ]
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Japanese measurement (approx 0.12 inch)
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Chōji
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丁子 [ちょうじ]
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Oil for the care of swords
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Chokutō
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直刀 [ちょくとう]
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Very early straight single edged (sometimes with second
partial edge) straight sword.
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Chu-
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中 [ちゅう]
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Medium
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Dai
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大 [だい]
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Great or large
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Daishō
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大小 [だいしょう]
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A traditional matched pair of long and short swords
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Daitō
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大刀 [たいとう]
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Long sword over 2 feet long
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Dōtanuki
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同田貫, 胴田貫
[どうたぬき]
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Battle sword similar to a katana with a very thick blade.
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Fuchi
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縁[ふち]
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Collar on the handle next the the seppa with the tsuba.
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Fuchi Kashira
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縁頭 [ふち
かしら]
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Set of hilt collar (fuchi) and buttcap (kashira)
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Fukura
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フクラ (ふくら)
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The fine edge line of the kissaki.
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Guntō
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軍刀 [ぐんとう]
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Army or military sword
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Ha
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刃 [は]
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Cutting edge of a sword
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Hasaki
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刃先 [はさき]
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The extreme point of the edge.
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Habaki
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鎺 [はばき]
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Blade collar at the base of the blade ensures a snug fit
with the scabbard.
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Hada
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肌[はだ]
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Grain in steel, pattern of folding the steel
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Hakama
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袴 [はかま]
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Pleated divided skirt/pants
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Hamachi
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刃区, 刃関
[はまち]
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Notch at the beginning of the cutting edge
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Hamon
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刃文, 刃紋
[はもん]
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Temper pattern along blade edge. The border of the ha
(the tempered cutting area at the edge) and hara ji.
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Hasaki
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刃先 [はさき]
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Cutting Edge
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Hasuji
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刃筋 [はすじ]
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Proper sword angle while cutting
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Hi
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樋 [とい]
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Grooves in the blade
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Hiraji
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平地 [ひらち]
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The curved surface between the hamon and the shinogi.
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Honoki
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朴ノ木 [ほおのき]
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Magnolia wood used for saya and tsuka
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Horimono
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彫り物 [ほりもの]
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Carvings on sword blades
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Iaito
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居合刀 [いあいと]
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Unsharpened practice sword
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Iori
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庵 [いおり]
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The top line of the mune.
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Ito
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絃 [いと]
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Silk or cotton hilt wrapping cord
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Ji
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地, 平地[ち]
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Sword surface between the shinogi and the hamon
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Jihada
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地肌 [じはだ]
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Surface pattern of the hada
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Kami
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上 [かみ]
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The blade, the part that fits into the saya.
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Kasane
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重ね [かさね]
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Thickness of the blade
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Kashira
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頭 [かしら]
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Sword pommel or buttcap
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Katana
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刀 [かたな]
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Sword worn in the obi, cutting edge up
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Katana Kake
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刀懸け [かたなかけ]
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Sword rack
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Keikogi
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稽古着 [けいこぎ]
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Training uniform top
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Ken
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剣 [けん]
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Sword usually refers to double edged sword
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Kissaki
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鋒. 切先
[きっさき]
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Point of blade
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Kodachi
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小太刀 [こだち]
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Short sword
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Kogai
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笄 [こがい]
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Hair pick accessory
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Koiguchi
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鯉口 [こいぐち]
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The mouth of the scabbard or its fitting
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Kojiri
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鐺 [こじり]
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End of the scabbard
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Koshinogi
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小鎬 [こしのぎ]
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The extension of the shinogi at the tip.
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Koshirae
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拵え, 外装
[こしらえ]
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Sword mountings
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Kozuka
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小柄 [こづか]
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Accessory knife
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Kubikiri
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首切り; 首斬り [くびきり]
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1) decapitation; beheading; 2) small samurai sword used
for decapitation
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Kurigata
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栗形 [くりかた]
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Knob at on the saya that the sageo cord goes through
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Machi
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区 [まち]
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The notches that divide kami from nakago. Edge side = ha
machi; back side = mune machi.
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Mei
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銘 [めい]
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Swordsmith's signature
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Mekugi
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目釘 [めくぎ]
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Sword peg
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Mekugiana
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目釘穴 [めくぎあな]
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Hole for mekugi in the tang and hilt
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Mekuginuki
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目釘抜き [めくぎぬき]
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Tool used to remove mekuki
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Menuki
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目貫 [めぬき]
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Hilt ornaments
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Mihaba
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身幅 [みはば]
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Width of blade from ha to mune
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Mimi
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耳 [みみ]
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Literally "ear". The rim of the tsuba.
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Mitsukado
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三つ角, 三角
[みつかど]
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Point where yokote, shinogi and ko shinogi meet
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Mon
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紋 [もん]
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Family crest
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Monouchi
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物打 [ものうち]
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Main cutting portion of blade
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Motohaba
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元幅
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Width at base of blade
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Motokasane
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元重
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Thickness at base of blade
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Mumei
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無銘 [むめい]
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Unsigned
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Mune
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棟 [みね]
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Back ridge of sword blade
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Mune Saki
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棟先 [みねさき]
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The point of the mune at the kissaki.
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Munemachi
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棟区, 棟関
[むねまち]
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Notch at start of mune
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Nagasa
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長さ [ながさ]
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Blade length (from tip of kissaki to munemachi)
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Nakago
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中心, 茎 [なかご]
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Sword tang
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Nakagoana
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中心穴, 茎穴
[なかごあな]
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The hole in the center of the guard that passes over the
tang of the sword.
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Nakagojiri
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中心先, 茎尻,
中心尻
[なかごじり]
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The tip of the tang.
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Nihontō
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日本刀 [にほんとう]
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Japanese sword
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Niku
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肉 [にく]
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Meat (blade having lots of fullness)
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Nodachi
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野太刀 [のだち]
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Very long tachi worn on back
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Nuguigami
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拭紙 [ぬぐいかみ]
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Special paper used to clean swords
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O
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大 [おお]
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Large
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Obi
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帯 [おび]
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Belt sash
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O Dachi
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大太刀 [おおたち]
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Extended length tachi
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Oroshi
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おろし
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The slope from the iori to the corner of the mune.
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Sageo
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下緒 (さげお)
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Cord used for tying the saya to the obi
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Sakihaba
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先幅
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Width at tip of blade
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Saki Haba
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先幅[さきはば]
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Blade width at yokote
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Sakikasane
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先重
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Thickness at tip of blade
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Same'
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鮫 [さめ]
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Rayskin used for tsuka (handle) covering
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Samegawa
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鮫皮 [さめがわ]
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Ray skin wrapping on the hilt.
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Saya
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鞘 [さや]
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Sword scabbard
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Sayaguchi
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鞘口 [さやくち]
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Mouth of the scabbard (koi guchi)
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Seppa
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切羽 [せっぱ]
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Washers or spacers between tsuka and tsuba, and tsuba and
habaki.
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Shaku
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尺 [しゃく]
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Japanese unit of measure approximately one foot
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Shinai
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竹刀 [しない]
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Bamboo sword used in Kendo
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Shinken
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真剣 [しんけん]
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Real sword
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Shinogi
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鎬 [しのぎ]
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The ridge line between the edge and the back.
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Shinogiji
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鎬地 [しのぎち]
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Sword flat between the mune and shinogi
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Shirasaya
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白鞘 [しらきさや]
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Plain wood storage scabbard
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Shōtō
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小刀 [しょうとう]
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Wooden wakizashi training sword
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Sori
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反り [そり]
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Curvature
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Suburitō
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素振り刀 [すぶりとう]
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Heavy wooden sword
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Sun
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寸 [すん]
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Japanese measure, approximately 1.12 inch
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Susudake
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すす竹 [すすたけ]
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Seasoned smoked bamboo used for mekugi pins
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Tachi
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太刀 [たち]
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Long sword worn with cutting edge down
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Tameshigiri
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試し斬り [ためしぎり]
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Cutting test
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Tantō
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短刀 [たんとう]
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Dagger or knife with blade less than 12 inches
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Tatami
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畳 [たたみ]
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Traditional Japanese straw floor mats
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Tatami Omote
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畳表 [たたみ
おもて]
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Replaceable tatami mat cover used for tameshigiri
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Tōshin
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刀身 [とうしん]
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The whole of the sword.
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Tsuba
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鍔 [つば]
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The hand guard between the hilt and the blade.
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Tsuka
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柄 [つか]
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Sword handle
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Tsukaito
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柄糸[つかいと]
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Handle wrapping or tape
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Tsukamaki
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柄巻 [つかまき]
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The wrapping on the hilt, usually silk.
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Uchiko
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打粉 [うちこ]
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Fine powder used to clean sword blades
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Udenukiana
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腕貫穴 [うでぬきあな]
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The two holes in the tsuba through which the sageo may be
passed.
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Wakizashi
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脇差 [わきざし]
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Short sword (blade between 12 and 24 inches)
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Yasurimei
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鑢銘[やすりめい
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Distinctive file marks on nakago
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Yokote
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横手 [よこて]
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The line at right angles to the edge, dividing the
kissaki from the under part.
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