Kaiken (dagger)
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Uses
The Script error: No such module "lang". was once carried by men and women of the samurai class in Japan. It was useful for self-defense in indoor spaces where the long-bladed katana and intermediate-length Script error: No such module "lang". were inconvenient. Women carried them in their kimono either in a pocket-like space (Script error: No such module "lang".) or in the sleeve pouch (Script error: No such module "lang".)[2] for self-defense and for ritual suicide by slashing the veins in the left side of the neck.[3][4] When a samurai woman married, she was expected to carry a Script error: No such module "lang". with her when she moved in with her husband.[5] The Script error: No such module "lang". was also carried concealed in its Script error: No such module "lang". by the lower classes who were not permitted to wear swords, in particular by criminals in the Edo period.
In modern Japan, a Script error: No such module "lang". is worn as a traditional accessory for the Script error: No such module "lang". (referee) in sumo matches for the highest ranks. However, a real blade is not used. No one legally wears or carries a Script error: No such module "lang". today in Japan, as this is a violation of the Gun and Sword Law.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". They can be legally transported, however, provided they are carried together with their registration certificate.
Orthography
Due to pronunciation changes over time, the blade's name has shifted from Script error: No such module "lang". to Script error: No such module "lang"..[6] The Script error: No such module "lang". is also referred to as a Script error: No such module "lang".Script error: No such module "Unsubst". or a Script error: No such module "Nihongo"..
See also
- Japanese sword
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References
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External links
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- Nihonto message board forum
- Richard Stein's Japanese sword guide
- Japan Arts Council e-book Mamori-gatana pp. 179–180
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