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  2. Tachi - Wikipedia

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    Comparison between the tangs (nakago) of a katana (left) and tachi (right). The signature (銘, mei) on the tachi tang was inscribed so it was always on the side of the tang facing outward as either sword was worn. With a few exceptions, katana and tachi can be distinguished from each other, if signed, by the location of the signature (mei) on ...

  3. Wakizashi - Wikipedia

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    The wakizashi has a blade between 30 and 60 cm (12 and 24 in) in length. [1] Wakizashi close to the length of a katana are called ō-wakizashi and wakizashi closer to tantō length are called ko-wakizashi. [1] Wakizashi are not necessarily just a smaller version of the katana; they could be forged differently and have a different cross-section. [5]

  4. Glossary of Japanese swords - Wikipedia

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    kōgai (笄) – a skewer for the owner's hair-do, carried in a pocket of the scabbards of katana and wakizashi on the side opposite of the kozuka. [33] [34] kogatana (小刀) – any knife, particularly a small utility knife carried in a pocket of the scabbards of katana and wakizashi. ko-itame-hada (小板目肌) – see itame-hada. [35]

  5. Japanese swordsmithing - Wikipedia

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    Visual glossary of Japanese sword terms. Japanese swordsmithing is the labour-intensive bladesmithing process developed in Japan beginning in the sixth century for forging traditionally made bladed weapons [1] [2] including katana, wakizashi, tantō, yari, naginata, nagamaki, tachi, nodachi, ōdachi, kodachi, and ya.

  6. Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm - Wikipedia

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    A remastered version of the game was released in Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy alongside Ninja Storm 2 and Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst for the PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on August 25, 2017, and was released for Nintendo Switch on April 26, 2018. [14] A mobile version was released on September 24, 2024. [15]

  7. List of ninja video games - Wikipedia

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    Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Jinx and Kamakura; Guilty Gear: Fighting: Chipp Zanuff [16] Answer; House of Dead Ninjas: Platform: Free-to-play games House of Dead Ninjas (2011) and Super House of Dead Ninjas (2012). [17] I-Ninja: Role-playing/ Platform: I-Ninja; Izuna: Role-playing: Izuna [18] and her friend Shino [19] are hidden characters in the ...

  8. Japanese sword - Wikipedia

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    Between 1 and 2 shaku for shōtō (小刀:しょうとう) (wakizashi or kodachi). Greater than 2 shaku for daitō (大刀) (long sword, such as katana or tachi). A blade shorter than one shaku is considered a tantō (knife). A blade longer than one shaku but less than two is considered a shōtō (short sword). The wakizashi and kodachi are in ...

  9. Ōdachi - Wikipedia

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    The dachi here (太刀) is simply the voiced compounding version of the term tachi (太刀, great sword), the older style of sword that predates the katana. The second character in tachi, 刀, is the Chinese character for "blade" (see also dāo), and is also the same character used to spell katana (刀) and the tō in nihontō (日本刀 ...