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SWORD TERMINOLOGY
Welcome to our glossary of sword terminology. If you are just getting into Samurai Swords and Japanese Swords, you might have some trouble with the terminology used. Words like saya, tsuka, and tsuba might be foreign to you so we have put together this sword glossary to help you understand the meanings to some of the most popular words to describe Samurai Swords and Japanese Swords and some related terms. If you have a term you would like to add, please send it to [email protected]
Japanese Swords and Terminology:
- Dojo - A place of training for martial arts
- Ha - Cutting edge of the sword
- Hamon - Tempered area/line on blade
- Hi - Groove on the side of the blade
- Jigane - Area between hamon and shinogi
- Katana - A Japanese sword with a curved blade used by the Samurai
- Kissaki - Tip of the sword
- Koshirae - Sword fittings
- Monouchi - Cutting area of the ha
- Mune - Back edge of the sword
- Nakago - Tang (part of blade inside the handle)
- Saya - The case which a Katana is sheathed
- Scabbard - A sword sheath
- Shinogi - Line separating jigane and shinogi ji
- Shinogi ji - Area between shinogi and mune
- Sori - Curvature of the blade
- Tsuba - The guard of a Japanese Katana
- Tsuka - The handle of a Japanese Katana
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