katana

English - Turkish

Definition of katana in English Turkish dictionary: (Silahlar) Genellikle Japon savaşçıları samuraylar tarafından kullanılan bir kılıç

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of katana in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Japon samurayı tarafından kullanılan, geleneksel tek-yönlü, kıvrık kılıç çeşidi; Samuray kılıcı; bakınız: kadana; bakınız kadana

English - English

Definition of katana in English English dictionary: A type of Japanese longsword, 日本刀 (にほんとう, nihontō) having a single edge and slight curvature; The long sword worn by the Japanese samurai; 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 samurais 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; Japanese sword; A sword with a blade on one side, used by samurai warriors; long sword worn by the samurai; the Japanese long sword upwards of 2 ft in length; the blade is slightly curved and the sword can be used with either one or two hands In the feudal age, carrying a katana and a wakizashi (=short sword) together (this pair of swords was known as a daisho) was a privilege of the samurai caste; "Sword" A Japanese sword, with a curved, single-edged blade twenty-four to thirty-six inches long; A Japanese (Samurai) sword; sword; What is vulgarly called a "samurai sword "; Sword, worn edge up; "Sword " A Japanese sword, with a curved, single-edged blade twenty-four to thirty-six inches long; A long, two-handed, slightly curved sword that was considered the 'soul of the samurai' Often carried together with the wakizashi, the Katana was used as both shield and sword due to it's superior strength and cutting edge gained through its meticulous construction process