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Kodachi vs Odachi - What's the difference?

kodachi | odachi |

As nouns the difference between kodachi and odachi

is that kodachi is a short Japanese sword, built like the katana but with a shorter blade while odachi is a long Japanese sword built like the katana but made to be longer (about 4 to 6 feet long) for combat on horseback.

kodachi

English

Noun

(wikipedia kodachi) (en noun)
  • A short Japanese sword, built like the katana but with a shorter blade

    • odachi

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia odachi) (en noun)
  • A long Japanese sword built like the katana but made to be longer (about 4 to 6 feet long) for combat on horseback