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Japanese Samurai Sword
刀 is the Japanese Kanji for “sword.” This refers to the style of sword carried by warriors, samurai, and shogun of ancient Japan.
With the pacification of Japan, such swords are now only used for ceremony and decoration. The true art of sword-smithing is all but lost in Japan with new sword production dedicated to making inexpensive replicas for the tourist and foreign market.
For those of you that want to ask whether I can get you a real antique sword. Let me tell you that most real Asian swords were melted down after WWII in Japan, and during the Great Leap Forward in China. Any remaining swords are family heirlooms that nobody will part with.
Please carefully note that the Japanese kanji character shown above is only for a Japanese audience. In China, this character means “knife.” See our other entry for “sword” in Chinese.
Note: 刀 can mean knife, sword, or blade in Korean, depending on context.
See Also: Sword
Below are some entries from our dictionary that may match your Katan search...
| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
加担 see styles |
katan かたん |
(noun/participle) support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy |
可噉 see styles |
kě dàn ke3 dan4 k`o tan ko tan katan |
edible |
掛單 挂单 see styles |
guà dān gua4 dan1 kua tan katan |
see 掛褡|挂褡[gua4 da1] hang up one's things |
歌嘆 歌叹 see styles |
gē tàn ge1 tan4 ko t`an ko tan katan |
to sing, chant |
歌歎 see styles |
gē tàn ge1 tan4 ko t`an ko tan katan |
to praise in song |
荷担 see styles |
katan かたん |
(noun/participle) support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy |
荷擔 荷担 see styles |
hé dān he2 dan1 ho tan katan |
To carry, bear on the back or shoulder. |
かたん see styles |
katan かたん |
(adv-to,adv) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) with a clatter; clatteringly |
Variations: |
katan かたん |
(n,vs,vi) support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy |
Variations: |
katari; katan; katan かたり; かたん; カタン |
(adv-to,adv) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See かたっと) with a clatter; clatteringly |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Katana | 刀 | katana | dāo / dao1 / dao | tao |
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All of our calligraphy wall scrolls are handmade.
When the calligrapher finishes creating your artwork, it is taken to my art mounting workshop in Beijing where a wall scroll is made by hand from a combination of silk, rice paper, and wood.
After we create your wall scroll, it takes at least two weeks for air mail delivery from Beijing to you.
Allow a few weeks for delivery. Rush service speeds it up by a week or two for $10!
When you select your calligraphy, you'll be taken to another page where you can choose various custom options.
The wall scroll that Sandy is holding in this picture is a "large size"
single-character wall scroll.
We also offer custom wall scrolls in small, medium, and an even-larger jumbo size.
Professional calligraphers are getting to be hard to find these days.
Instead of drawing characters by hand, the new generation in China merely type roman letters into their computer keyboards and pick the character that they want from a list that pops up.
There is some fear that true Chinese calligraphy may become a lost art in the coming years. Many art institutes in China are now promoting calligraphy programs in hopes of keeping this unique form
of art alive.
Even with the teachings of a top-ranked calligrapher in China, my calligraphy will never be good enough to sell. I will leave that to the experts.
The same calligrapher who gave me those lessons also attracted a crowd of thousands and a TV crew as he created characters over 6-feet high. He happens to be ranked as one of the top 100 calligraphers in all of China. He is also one of very few that would actually attempt such a feat.
Check out my lists of Japanese Kanji Calligraphy Wall Scrolls and Old Korean Hanja Calligraphy Wall Scrolls.
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