Daisho Daisho

Daisho - Definition

The daishō (大小, lit. "big and small") are the traditional arms of the samurai, composed of katana and wakizashi. The etymology of this word becomes apparent when the terms used are daito (meaning big sword) and shoto (meaning small sword); daito + shoto = daisho.

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