单词 | katana |
释义 | katanan. A long single-edged sword of the Japanese samurai. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > sharp weapon > side arms > sword > [noun] > long or large sword longswordc1275 slaugh-sword1548 slaughter sword1569 katana1613 bum-bladea1640 swinger1673 whanger1826 espadon1846 two-hander1888 1613 J. Saris Jrnl. 11 June in Voy. Japan (1900) 79 Either of them had two Cattans or swords of that Countrey by his side. 1615 R. Cocks Diary 17 June (1883) I. 10 I delivered Mr. Richard Wickham the rich cattan he left in my custody at his departure towardes Siam. 1874 Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan 57 The word ‘sword’ is invariably rendered by the Japanese word ‘ken’, which signifies a long, straight, double-edged sword, as opposed to the ‘katana’, of modern times, which has but a single edge, and is slightly curved towards the point. 1890 B. H. Chamberlain Things Japanese 328 The Japanese sword of ancient days (the tsurugi) was a straight double-edged heavy weapon some three feet long... That of medieval and modern times (the katana) is lighter, shorter, has but a single edge, and is slightly curved towards the point. 1906 Macmillan's Mag. Apr. 457 An escort of sturdy little Japanese armed with service rifles and the keen-bladed katana. 1959 R. Kirkbride Tamiko xvii. 138 He'd cut both our heads off with honourable katana. 1963 Art of Armourer: Exhib. Armour, Swords & Firearms (V. & A. Mus.) 97 Blade of the long sword (katana) signed.., and dated in the 6th year of the period Yeishō (1509). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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