katanas
Japanese curved swords
Katanas are Japanese swords with a curved, single-edged blade and long grip for two-handed use.
The word is the English plural of katana, the sword traditionally carried by samurai.
Katanas appear frequently in martial arts films, anime, and video games, giving them iconic status in popular culture: The display case held three antique katanas.
Feudal Japanese military caste
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- swordHilted fighting blade
- sheathProtective blade covering
- hiltWeapon's graspable portion
tanto · wakizashi · cutting · slash · steel · edge · forging · combat
Martial art of drawing swords
- kendoJapanese bamboo fencing
- kenjutsuJapanese martial blade art
- dojoMartial arts school
- kataMartial arts movement pattern
sensei · stance · draw · cut · technique · practice · training · sparring
Feudal Japanese military caste
- bushidoSamurai honor system
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- seppukuRitualized Japanese self-disembowelment
ronin · shogun · feudal · ceremony · heritage · museum · relic · antique
samurai
Feudal Japanese military caste
hilt · tanto · wakizashi · cutting · slash · steel · edge · forging · combat · duel
iaido
Martial art of drawing swords
kata · sensei · stance · draw · cut · technique · practice · training · sparring · form
samurai
Feudal Japanese military caste
seppuku · ronin · shogun · feudal · ceremony · heritage · museum · relic · antique · collector
forging
Shaping heated metal; faking documents
- swordsmithForger of bladed weapons
- temperingControlled heating and cooling
- foldingBending something over itself
clay · polishing · grinding · grain · quenching · anvil · hammer · bellows · apprentice · tradition
anime
Japanese cartoon art form
Kill Bill · video games · cosplay · replica · prop · collectible · fantasy · iconic · hero · villain
katanasdaggers
Short double-edged blades
knives · dirks · stilettos · shivs · pocket knives
katanasbroadswords
Wide cutting weapons
longswords · claymores · rapiers · sabers · scimitars