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Other types of Japanese swords include: tsurugi or ken, which is a straight double-edged sword; [19] ōdachi, tachi, which are older styles of a very long curved single-edged sword; uchigatana, a slightly shorter curved single-edged long sword; wakizashi, a medium-sized sword; and tantō, which is an even smaller knife-sized sword.
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The specific term for katana in Japan is uchigatana (打刀, うちがたな, lit. 'striking sword') and the term katana (刀) often refers to single-edged swords from around the world. [ 5 ] Etymology and loanwords
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Either way, the sentence is still erroneous, as even a person who doesn't know Japanese can notice that the name "uchigatana" has the word "katana" in it, making the claim that katana are the descendants of uchigatana questionable at best. However, the first part (the uchigatana coming after the tachi) is correct, so it'll stay.