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Katana

A katana (刀, かたな; lit. 'one-sided blade') is a Japanese sword characterized by a curved, single-edged blade with a circular or squared guard and long grip to accommodate two hands. Developed later than the tachi, it was used by samurai in feudal Japan and worn with the edge facing upward. Since the Muromachi period, many old tachi were cut from the root…

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Rating of Japanese swords and swordsmiths

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Blade length
approx. 60–80 cm (24–31 in)
Blade type
Curved, single-edged
Hilt type
Two-handed swept, with circular or squared guard
Place of origin
Japan
Produced
Nanboku-chō period (1336–1392) which corresponds to the early Muromachi period (1336–1573) to present
Scabbard/sheath
Lacquered wood, some are covered with fish skin, decorated with brass and copper.

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Rating of Japanese swords and swordsmiths

Usage in martial arts

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Gallery

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Katana

Nodes148
Edges147
Triples179
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.013514
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Katana

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related to Gallery · 34
Katana → Antique Japanese, ArtHilt, Azuchi, Black, Boston, Daishō, Designated, Early Edo, Edo, Fine Arts, Hilt, Hizen, Hizen Tadayoshi, Important Cultural Property, Important Mounting, Koshirae, Late Edo, Meiji, Metropolitan Museum, Momoyama
related to Shintō (New swords) · 24
Katana → Almost, As, Azuchi, Azuchi-Momoyama, Bizen, Edo, In, Japan, Japanese, Kamakura, Keichō, Kunihira Kawachi, Lacquered, Mino, Momoyama, New, Sengoku, Swords, The, The Umetada
related to Kotō (Old swords) · 15
Katana → Also, Hishizukuri, In, Japanese, Kamakura, Kasuga Shrine, Muromachi, Nanboku-chō, Nanbokuchō, Starting, The, Their, These, This, When
related to United Kingdom · 15
Katana → April, As, August, British, England, It, Japan, Martial, Northern Ireland, Offensive Weapons Order, Scotland, The, This, Those, Wales
related to Shinshintō (New swords) · 14
Katana → He, His, In, Japan, Japanese, Kamakura, Masamune, Minamoto Kiyomaro, Nanboku-chō, National, One, Suishinshi Masahide, The, Yotsuya
related to World records · 11
Katana → Fastest, For, Greek Agisilaos Vesexidis, Guinness World Records, Iaido, Isao Machii, June, Most, Multiple, Tameshigiri, There
related to Appreciation · 9
Katana → By, Depending, For, Hamon, Historically, In, It, Japanese, The
related to Types · 8
Katana → Heian, Instead, It, Japanese, Kissaki-Moroha-Zukuri, One, Shinogi-Zukuri, Shobu-Zukuri
related to Description · 6
Katana → In, It, Japanese, Since, The, With
related to Republic of Ireland · 6
Katana → Amendment, Firearms, Offensive Weapons, Offensive Weapons Act, Order, Under

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japanese swords sword period blade tachi swordsmiths japan samurai made called used also century edo edge hamon forged cutting many

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
KatanaBlade lengthapprox. 60–80 cm (24–31 in)1.00infobox
KatanaBlade typeCurved, single-edged1.00infobox
KatanaHilt typeTwo-handed swept, with circular or squared guard1.00infobox
KatanaPlace of originJapan1.00infobox
KatanaProducedNanboku-chō period (1336–1392) which corresponds to the early Muromachi period (1336–1573) to present1.00infobox
KatanaScabbard/sheathLacquered wood, some are covered with fish skin, decorated with brass and copper.1.00infobox
KatanaTypeSword1.00infobox
KatanaUsed bySamurai, Daimyo, Shogun, onna-musha, ninja, kunoichi, kenjutsuka, iaijutsuka, iaidoka, and battōjutsuka1.00infobox
ōdachi were popularinstance oflong weapons0.80text
and along with thisinstance oflong weapons0.80text
sasuga were gradually lengthenedinstance oflong weapons0.80text
finally became katanainstance oflong weapons0.80text

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