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Ōdachi

An ōdachi (大太刀, large/great sword) or nodachi (野太刀, field sword) is a type of traditionally made Japanese sword (日本刀, nihontō) used by the samurai class of feudal Japan. The Chinese equivalent of this type of sword in terms of weight and length is the miaodao or the earlier zhanmadao, and the Western battlefield equivalent (though less similar) is the…

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Blade length
approx. 90.9 cm (35.8 in) (3 shaku)–226.7 cm (89.3 in) (7 shaku, 5 sun)
Blade type
Curved, single-edged
Hilt type
Two-handed swept, with circular or squared guard. Material: wood, metal, ivory, fish skin, silk
Mass
2.2–14.5 kg (4.9–32.0 lb)
Place of origin
Japan
Produced
Kamakura period (1185－1333) to present

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Avg. degree1.97
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related to Ōdachi Norimitsu · 20
Ōdachi → Around, August, Bishū, Bizen, It, Japan, Japanese, Kibitsu, Kibitsu Shrine, Niigata Prefecture, Nishikanbara District, Norimitsu, Norimitsu Osafune, Odachi Norimitsu, Oei Bizen, Okayama Prefecture, One, The, This, Yahiko
related to history · 16
Ōdachi → As, Azuchi-Momoyama, Furthermore, However, In, Japan, Japanese, Kamakura, Large, Muromachi, Nanboku-chō, Sengoku, Sōshū, The, The Kamakura, Until
related to Method of use · 15
Ōdachi → An, As, Enshin-ryū, Fumon Tanaka, Hayashizaki-ryū, Iaidō, Muromachi, One, Shin, The, The Kage-ryū, The Kōden Enshin-ryū, There, While, Yagyū Shinkage-ryū
related to Haja-no-Ontachi · 9
Ōdachi → Great Evil-Crushing Blade, Haja-no-Ontachi, Hanaoka Hachiman Shrine, In, It, Its, The, Treasure House, Yamaguchi
is a · 2
Ōdachi → Haja-no-Ontachi, Odachi Norimitsu
related to Production · 2
Ōdachi → Because, The
Blade length · 1
Ōdachi → approx. 90.9 cm (35.8 in) (3 shaku)–226.7 cm (89.3 in) (7 shaku, 5 sun)
Blade type · 1
Ōdachi → Curved, single-edged
Hilt type · 1
Ōdachi → Two-handed swept, with circular or squared guard. Material: wood, metal, ivory, fish skin, silk
Mass · 1
Ōdachi → 2.2–14.5 kg (4.9–32.0 lb)

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blade sword samurai cm length japanese period used shaku also swords type use norimitsu tachi great approx japan katana long

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ŌdachiBlade lengthapprox. 90.9 cm (35.8 in) (3 shaku)–226.7 cm (89.3 in) (7 shaku, 5 sun)1.00infobox
ŌdachiBlade typeCurved, single-edged1.00infobox
ŌdachiHilt typeTwo-handed swept, with circular or squared guard. Material: wood, metal, ivory, fish skin, silk1.00infobox
ŌdachiMass2.2–14.5 kg (4.9–32.0 lb)1.00infobox
ŌdachiPlace of originJapan1.00infobox
ŌdachiProducedKamakura period (1185－1333) to present1.00infobox
ŌdachiScabbard/sheathLacquered wood1.00infobox
ŌdachiTypeSword1.00infobox
ŌdachiUsed bySamurai, kenjutsu, iaido practitioners1.00infobox
Ōdachiis aOdachi Norimitsu0.90text
Ōdachiis aHaja-no-Ontachi0.90text
ōdachi were at their peakinstance ofhuge Japanese swords0.80text

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