出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/06/10 13:05 UTC 版)
The wakizashi (Kanji: 脇差 Hiragana: わきざし ) (meaning "side insertion") is a traditional Japanese sword with a blade between 30 and 60 cm (12 and 24 in), with an average of 46 cm (18 in). It is similar to but shorter than a katana, and usually shorter than the kodachi ("small sword"). The wakizashi was usually worn together with the katana by the samurai or swordsmen of feudal Japan. When worn together the pair of swords were called daishō, which translates literally as "big-little". The katana was the big or long sword and the wakizashi the companion sword.