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| Glossary Term | Japanese Name(s) | Category |
|---|---|---|
| ashi | 足 | |
| chabana choji | 茶花丁子 | |
| choji ashi | 丁子足 | |
| choji midare | 丁子乱れ | |
| fukura | 脹 | |
| gaku-mei | 額銘 | |
| gunome | 五の目 | |
| Gyobutsu | 御物 | |
| ha | 刃 | |
| ha-watari | 刃渡り | |
| hakikake | 掃掛け | |
| hako midare | 箱乱 | |
| hakoba | 箱刃 | |
| hamachi | 刃区 | |
| hamon | 刃文 | |
| hataraki | 働き | |
| hitatsura | 皆焼 | |
| hotsure | ほつれ | |
| inazuma | 稲妻 | |
| ji | 地 | |
| kasane | 重ね | |
| katana | 刀 | |
| kataochi gunome | 肩落ち五の目 | |
| kawazuko choji midare | 蛙子丁子乱れ | |
| ken | 剣 | |
| kengyo | 剣形 | |
| kijimomo-gata | 雉股形 | |
| kikusui | 菊水 | |
| kinsuji | 金筋 | |
| kissaki | 切先 | |
| ko-ashi | 小足 | |
| ko-shinogi | 小鎬 | |
| kuichigaiba | 喰い違い刃 | |
| kurijiri | 栗尻 | |
| machi | 区, 匸 | |
| meibutsu | 名物 | |
| midare | 乱 | |
| midareba | 乱刃 | |
| mihaba | 身幅 | |
| munemachi | 棟区 | |
| muneyaki | 棟焼 | |
| nagasa | 長さ | |
| nakago | 中心 | |
| nakagojiri | 茎尻 | |
| nezumi ashi | 鼠足 | |
| Nihonto | 日本刀 | |
| nijuba | 二重刃 | |
| niku | 肉 | |
| nogirimidare | 鋸乱れ | |
| nokogiriba | 鋸刃 |