katana

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.2 Related terms 2 Chamicuro 2.1 Noun 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun 4 Japanese 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 See also

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Wikipedia

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From Japanese Katana (刀 or かたな)

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katana (plural katana or katanas)

1. A type of Japanese longsword, 日本刀 (にほんとう, nihontō) having a single edge and slight curvature.

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• tsurugi (剣 or つるぎ)
• chokutō (直刀 or ちょくとう)
• wakizashi (脇差 or わきざし)
• ōdachi (大太刀)
• nodachi (野太刀 or のだち)

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katana

1. blanket

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From Japanese katana.

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katana m. (plural katanas)

1. Japanese sword

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See also: kata.

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katana (hiragana かたな)

1. 刀: any sword; a blade; a knife

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• bokken (木剣, 木劍, ぼっけん)
• daitō (大刀, だいとう)
• ken (剣, 劍, けん)
• kendō (剣道, 劍道, けんどう)
• kodachi (小太刀, こだち)
• saya (鞘, さや)
• shinken (真剣, しんけん)
• shōtō (小刀, しょうとう)
• tachi (太刀, たち)
• tantō (短刀, たんとう)
• tsurugi (剣, 劍, つるぎ)
• wakizashi (脇差, 脇差し, わきざし)