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打刀打ち刀
うちがたな
1. [n]
▶ katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1446420 刀 1. sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana



History:
7. A 2020-11-30 23:04:24  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
6. A* 2020-11-30 11:25:44  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
打刀	5653
打ち刀	973


daijr
刃の側を上にして腰に差す刀。
daijs
刃を上にして腰にさした刀の一種
  Comments:
"uchigatana" was perhaps a little clumsy/unhelpful, but just "katana (variety of Japanese long sword)" doesn't explain how 打刀 is 
different from 刀. In English, "katana" might indeed be the best translation, but let's try and specify what type of 刀 it is.
  Diff:
@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@
+</k_ele>
+<k_ele>
+<keb>打ち刀</keb>
@@ -15,2 +18 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1446420">刀・1</xref>
-<gloss>uchigatana (var. of Japanese long sword)</gloss>
+<gloss>katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)</gloss>
5. A 2020-11-29 20:29:29  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
as per previous referenced edit
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<gloss>katana (var. of Japanese long sword)</gloss>
+<gloss>uchigatana (var. of Japanese long sword)</gloss>
4. A* 2020-11-28 21:07:46  Alan
  Comments:
Show me any source, that shows the difference between an uchigatana/打刀, and a katana (as in the English term "katana". Not the Japanese かたな), or in any other way, credibly explains how or why uchigatana should be regarded as different, or separate, to katana.

All the information on uchigatana, are perfect descriptions of katana.
Nothing more, nothing less.
  Diff:
@@ -13 +13 @@
-<gloss>uchigatana (var. of Japanese long sword)</gloss>
+<gloss>katana (var. of Japanese long sword)</gloss>
3. A* 2020-11-28 06:48:50  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uchigatana
  Comments:
the original gloss was confusing.
  Diff:
@@ -15,2 +15 @@
-<gloss>katana</gloss>
-<gloss>var. of Japanese long sword</gloss>
+<gloss>uchigatana (var. of Japanese long sword)</gloss>
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