Wakizashi

Japanese romaji

Noun

wakizashi (脇差 , 脇差し )

1. The Japanese short sword which was 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.

See also

• bokken (木剣 , 木劍 , ぼっけん)
• daitō (大刀 , だいとう )
• iaito (居合刀 )
• katana (刀, かたな)
• ken (剣, 劍, けん)
• kendō (剣道 , 劍道 , けんどう)
• kodachi (小太刀 , こだち)
• saya (鞘, さや)
• shinken (真剣, 真劍 , しんけん)
• shōtō (小刀 , しょうとう)
• tachi (太刀 , たち)
• tantō (短刀 , たんとう)
• tsurugi (剣, 劍, つるぎ)