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By lyuesword | 05 November 2020 | 1 Comments

Nicknames of swords

It is not common, but some swords have a nickname that are put by some reasons. 
   
 For example,
by its cutting quality. 
 Kago-Tsurube, (Draw water by basket), impossible to stay. 
 
Sasa-no-Yuki, (Snow on bamboo leaves) means easy to (cut) down.
 
Sasa-no-Tsuyu, (Dewdrop on bamboo leaf), same to Sasa-no-Yuki.
   

 By appearance of the hamon
 Mikazuki, (Crescent moon) => Mikazuki Munechika
 Ara-Iso, (Rough beach) 
 Asa-Arashi, (Morning storm) 
 
Yamatorige, (Feather of pheasant) 
 Hatsu-shimo, (First frost of the season)
   

 By its shape 
 Hocho, (Kitchin nife), thin and broad tanto. 
 
Oni-(no)-Hocho, (Devil's kitchin nife), big size wakizashi
 
Oh-, (great) => Oh Kanehira
   

 By episode in the past. 
 Kusanagi, (grass cutting)
 
Doji-giri, (cut the burglar "Shuten-doji) => Doji-giri Yasutsuna
 
Nikkari, (mimemic word of smiling), cut a smiling ghost
 
Tombo-giri, (cut a dragonfly)
   

 By owner's name
 Uesugi-tachi
 Hojo-tachi


 By the motif of mount
 Kogarasu-maru (Little crow), the mount had little crows motif metal fittings

 Reason unknown
 Shishioh (Lion king)


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