English
Etymology
From Ja. term|èå·® (ãããã), from term|è||side + combining form of term|å·®ã||to wear (weapon).
Pronunciation
IPA|/wækɪËzæÊi/
Noun
en-noun|pl=wakizashi
- A Japanese short sword, often paired with the katana (daitou) in the daisho. It is forged in the same way as a katana, but it was much shorter and rarely used in real combat.
Japanese
Noun
ja-noun|r|hira=ãããã
#èå·®, èå·®ã: #English|wakizashi
See also
bokken (æ¨å£, æ¨å, ã¼ã£ãã)
daitÅ (大å, ã ãã¨ã)
iaito (å±åå)
katana (å, ãããª)
ken (å£, å, ãã)
kendÅ (å£é, åé, ããã©ã)
kodachi (å°å¤ªå, ãã ã¡)
saya (é, ãã)
shinken (çå£, çå, ãããã)
shÅtÅ (å°å, ãããã¨ã)
tachi (太å, ãã¡)
tantÅ (çå, ããã¨ã)
tsurugi (å£, å, ã¤ãã)
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