|
Japanese |
Romanised |
Translation |
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太刀 |
Tachi |
Tachi |
|
刀 |
Katana |
Katana |
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脇指 |
Wakizashi |
Wakizashi |
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短刀 |
Tanto |
Tanto |
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鎬造り |
Shinogi zukkuri |
Ridge line closer to mune |
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平造り |
Hira zukkuri |
Without ridge line |
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切り刃造り |
Kiriha zukkuri |
Ridge line closer to ha |
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長 |
Nagasa |
Length |
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反り |
Sori |
Curvature |
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内反り |
Uchizori |
Curves inward |
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先反り |
Sakizori |
Curve in upper blade |
|
華表反り |
Toriizori |
Curve
in middle of blade |
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腰反り |
Koshizori |
Curve in lower blade |
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肌（地肌） |
Hada (jihada) |
Skin pattern |
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板目肌 |
Itame hada |
Wood grain pattern |
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杢目肌 |
Mokume hada |
Round
wood grain |
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柾目肌 |
Masame hada |
Straight pattern |
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綾杉肌 |
Ayasugi hada |
Undulating pattern |
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梨子地肌 |
Nashiji hada |
Pearskin |
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無地肌 |
Muji hada |
No pattern |
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刃文 |
Hamon |
Edge pattern |
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沸 |
Nie |
Visible crystals |
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匂 |
Nioi |
Indistinguishable
crystals |
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金筋 |
Kinsuji |
Golden lines |
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稲妻 |
Inazuma |
Lightning |
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葉 |
Yo |
Leaves |
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足 |
Ashi |
Legs |
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逆足 |
Saka ashi |
Slanting legs |
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打のけ |
Uchi no ke |
Crescent shapes |
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地景 |
Chikei |
Lines of nie in ji |
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地沸 |
Jinie |
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匂口 |
Nioiguchi |
Line of the Hamon |
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二重刃 |
Nijuba |
Double Hamon |
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