Drago Posted June 8, 2012 Report Posted June 8, 2012 Well, I've been wondering: If you take away everything from the sword - tsuka, saya, habaki, everything - so that only the bare blade remains. What do you call that? Is there a specific term for that? Yaiba means blade, Ha means blade (but more in terms of "cutting edge")... Thanks. PS: One more questions: If a Japanese wanted to write "from 1744 to 1764" in a short way, he'd probably wirte "1744-1764" like we do, but if he wanted to say "from era Enkyo to Horeki", would he write "延享-宝暦" or what? Quote
Lindus Posted June 8, 2012 Report Posted June 8, 2012 Nihonto............................................................. Roy Quote
k morita Posted June 8, 2012 Report Posted June 8, 2012 Hi, 1) It's called "toshin"(toh-shin) 刀身 2) Please use "～" , like " 延享～宝暦 ". or " 延享から宝暦 " or " 延享より宝暦 ". Quote
Drago Posted June 9, 2012 Author Report Posted June 9, 2012 Thank you, Morita-dono. Roy: That was my thought first too. But in my eye, this term applies more to the sword as a whole... Quote
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