katana
Feudal warrior's steel
A katana is a Japanese sword with a curved, single-edged blade and long grip for two-handed use.
Traditionally carried by samurai, katanas are associated with Japanese martial culture and craftsmanship.
The word appears frequently in martial arts, anime, and video game contexts: He collected replica katanas.
Feudal Japanese military caste
- roninFeudal drifter-warrior
- bushidoSamurai honor system
- daimyoJapanese feudal landowner
- shogunJapan's military supreme commander
seppuku · armor · wakizashi · swordsman · retainer · clan · honor · loyalty
Protective case for blades
Japanese martial blade art
- kendoJapanese bamboo fencing
- iaidoMartial art of drawing swords
- sparringPractice combat training
- duelPrearranged one-on-one combat
cut · slash · parry · riposte · stance · footwork · kata · strike
Metal hammered into layers
Forger of bladed weapons
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- anvilMetal-shaping block
- quenchSatisfy or extinguish
- foldBend onto itself
hammer · heat treatment · bellows · charcoal · grinding · filing · etching · signature
Military dictatorship in Japan
- samurai eraJapan's feudal military age
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- museumPublic exhibit space
samurai
Feudal Japanese military caste
shogun · seppuku · armor · wakizashi · swordsman · retainer · clan · honor · loyalty · sensei
scabbard
Protective case for blades
kenjutsu
Japanese martial blade art
duel · cut · slash · parry · riposte · stance · footwork · kata · strike · block
folded steel
Metal hammered into layers
swordsmith
Forger of bladed weapons
fold · hammer · heat treatment · bellows · charcoal · grinding · filing · etching · signature · tang
shogunate
Military dictatorship in Japan
- samurai eraJapan's feudal military age
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- heirloomInherited family treasure
museum · collector · provenance · restoration · preservation
- Japanese culturesamurai, kabuki, sumo, origami, tea ceremony
- bladed weaponsdagger, sword, stiletto, sabre, dirk
- Edo Japanshogun, samurai, shogunate, daimyo, Tokugawa
- ancient Japanshogun, daimyo, Muromachi period, Yayoi period, emperors
- Asian Warfaresamurai, ninja, shogun, bushido, Sun Tzu
- combat artssword fighting, swordfighting, boxing, wrestling, grappling
katanabroadsword
Wide-bladed cutting weapon
longsword · claymore · rapier · Excalibur · Viking sword