鎖鎌

See also: 锁镰

Japanese

Kusarigama at Iwakuni Castle

Kanji in this term
鎖	鎌
くさり Grade: S	かま > がま Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 鎖 (kusari, “chain”) +‎ 鎌 (gama, “sickle”).

Noun

鎖鎌 (hiragana くさりがま, rōmaji kusarigama)

(weaponry) a Japanese martial arts chain weapon, that consists of a kama, (鎌, the Japanese equivalent of a sickle), on a length of kusari, (鎖, metal chain), with a heavy fundo, (分銅, iron weight), at the end.

Derived terms

鎖鎌術 (くさりがまじゅつ) (kusarigamajutsu): chain sickle technique

See also

鎖鎌 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
Kusarigama on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
鎖分銅 (くさりふんどう) (kusari fundō): a weighted chain
武器術 (ぶきじゅつ) (bukijutsu): weapons techniques; armed combat

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