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terminology Japanese swords

Kissaki / blade point

Hrot katana - kissaki

Kissaki

Boshi

Boshi

Yokote

Yokote

Koshinogi

Koshinogi

Fukura

Fukura


Blade

Ha

Ha

Hamon

Hamon

Nioi

Nioi

Ji

Ji

Shinogi

Shinogi

Shinogiji

Shinogiji

Mune

Mune


Sword grip

Ha Machi
Nakago
Mune Machi
Monouchi
Sugata
Funbari
Koshi

Types edge / zukuri

Ha

Osoraku zukuri

Shobu zukuri

Shobu zukuri

Moroha zukuri

Moroha zukuri

Hochogata zukuri

Hochogata zukuri

Hira zukuri

Hira zukuri

Katakiriha zukuri

Katakiriha zukuri

Shinogi zukuri

Shinogi zukuri

Kanmuriotoshi zukuri

Kanmuriotoshi zukuri

Unokubi zukuri

Unokubi zukuri

Kissakimoroha zukuri

Kissakimoroha zukuri

Ken

Ken

Types back / mune

Gyo no mune / Iori mune

Gyo no mune / Iori mune

Shinno mune / Mitsu mune

Shinno mune / Mitsu mune

Kaku mune / Hira mune Ita mune

Kaku mune / Hira mune / Ita mune

Komaru mune

Komaru mune

So no mune / Maru mune

So no mune / Maru mune

Types blade point / Kissaki

O kissaki

O kissaki

Chu kissaki

Chu kissaki

Ko kissaki

Ko kissaki

Ikubi kissaki

Ikubi kissaki

Okamasu kissaki

Okamasu kissaki

Kamasu kissaki

Kamasu kissaki

Yokotenonai kissaki

Yokotenonai kissaki

Grooves types / Bi

Čepel bez žlábku

Čepel bez žlábku

Bo bi / Shinogi bi

Bo bi / Shinogi bi

Tsure bi

Tsure bi

Soe bi

Soe bi

Nihon bi

Nihon bi

Sanbon bi

Sanbon bi

Hamon types

Suguha

Suguha

Suguha ashi

Suguha ashi

Midare

Midare

Notare

Notare

Toran

Tóran

San bon tsugi

San bon tsugi

Gunome

Gunome

Gunome choji

Gunome choji

Choji

Choji

Midare choji

Midare choji

Saka sa choji

Saka sa choji

Hitatsura

Hitatsura

Bo utsuri

Bo utsuri

Choji utsuri

Choji utsuri

Nie

Nie

Tobiyaki

Tobiyaki

Muneyaki

Muneyaki

Kinsuji

Kinsuji

Types deflection

Koshi sori / Bizen sori

Koshi sori / Bizen sori

Tori sori

Tori sori

Saki sori

Saki sori

Mu sori

Mu sori

Uchi sori

Uchi sori

Historical evolution deflection types

Show by me made blade from historical period

Metallurgical effects