Samurai sword glossary
General information

Glossary

Here you will find some terms related to samurai swords. If you think that we should include a particular term in the collection,

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Samurai with armour
Curiosities

Samurai armour vs. katana

Samurai warriors wore elaborate armour to provide the best possible protection against enemy attacks. The term yoroi (Japanese 鎧) is the generic term for Japanese armour.

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