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katana
noun
(plural: or
katanas
)
A Japanese longsword (also known as a
daitou
) that was made by folding the steel hundreds of times and placing a hardened blade edge on the cutting side, which when cooled gave it a distinctive curved shape which was well suited to slashing attacks and fast drawing from the
saya
. They were considered weapons of honor and treated extremely well since the samurai, samurai's life depended on the blade. It consisted of the blade, a
tsuba
or hand guard and a
saya
or scabbard and was usually kept in a set with a wakizashi that was known as a daisho.
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