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English

Noun

katana ( plural katanas )

1. A Japanese longsword (also known as a daitou ) that was made by folding the steel hundreds of times and placing a hardened blade edge on the cutting side, which when cooled gave it a distinctive curved shape which was well suited to slashing attacks and fast drawing from the saya . They were considered weapons of honor and treated extremely well since the samurai's life depended on the blade. It consisted of the blade, a tsuba or hand guard and a saya or scabbard and was usually kept in a set with a wakizashi that was known as a daisho.

Japanese

Noun

katana ( hiragana かたな )

1. 刀: any sword; a blade; a knife

See also

• 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)

Other Translations for "katana"

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Morse Code		katana
Hex		eb e1 74 e1 ee e1
Pig Latin		atanakay

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