Katana
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A katana is a type of Japanese sword, and is often called a "samurai sword." The term katana may be applied to any curved Japanese sword with a blade length of greater than 60 cm. The term is sometimes incorrectly used as a generic name for any kind of Japanese sword.
The katana is characterized by its distinctive appearance: a curved, slender, single edged blade, circular or squared guard, and long grip to accommodate two hands. It has historically been strongly associated with the samurai of feudal Japan, and has become renowned for its extraordinary sharpness and cutting ability. Indeed, in modern popular culture, the purported cutting capabilities of katanas have far exceeded their real life counterparts.