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Japanese romaji

Noun

wakizashi (脇差, 脇差し)

1. The Japanese short sword which was often paired with the katana ( daitou ) in the daisho. It is forged in the same way as a katana, but it was much shorter and rarely used in real combat.

See also

• bokken (木剣, 木劍, ぼっけん)
• daitō (大刀, だいとう)
• iaito (居合刀)
• katana (刀, かたな)
• 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, 真劍, 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)

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		wakizashi
Hex		77 e1 eb 69 fa e1 f3 e8 69
Pig Latin		akizashiway

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