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Buki (Weapons) of Okinawa/Japan/China

Name	Kanji	Notes
Banryukun	蟠龍棍	Coiling Dragon Staff - A type of thick staff
Bisento	眉尖刀	Halberd - Similar to a Chinese Pudao (樸刀)
Bo	棒	6' long hardwood staff
Chishaukon	四尺棍	4' Ryukyuan staff with flaired tips, aka Kanejo (鐘棒)
Ekku	櫂	A type of oar used for dragon boat racing (kai)
Gekiguan	撃障耞	A type of single hand Chinese flail with a weight
Gusan	拐杖	A crutch - sometimes called Damotsue (達磨杖)
Hinawaju	火縄銃	Matchlock Gun
Kama	鎌	Sickle
Kanabo	金砕棒	Metal Stick - 2 handed war club with metal studs
Karasao	唐棹	Threshing fail (for grain), has a solid joint
Kocho Soto	蝴蝶雙刀	Butterfly Swords
Kun	棍	Kun/Kon - Flexible staff
Kuwa	鍬	Garden Hoe
Mimikun	耳棍	Ear height staff
Nagae	長柄	Generic name for polearms (Yari, Naginata, Nagamaki)
Naginata	薙刀	Polearm with a short sword blade attached
Nobori Kama	登り鎌	Vertical hook shaped sickle (tree pruning tool)
Nunchaku	双尺	Twin Shaku (Meaning roughly 1 foot in length)
Ososetsukun	大双節棍	Large twin section cudgel
Renkuwan	連耞棒	Two section staff attached with chain (one small end)
Sai	釵	Trident like weapon used by law enforcement (Tekpi/Tjabang)
Sakusan	鍚杖	Monk's Staff
Sansetsukun	三節棍	Three section staff - See Banryukun
Tanbo	短棒	Short stick roughly 2 ft in length, in pairs as Nitanbo (二短棒)
Tanegashima	種子島	Arquebus style gun with a matchlock firing mechanism
Tecchu	手中	Hand held weapon with 3 points (top,bottom,side)
Tsue	杖	Cane
Yari	槍	Straight spear. Sometimes called "So".

Samurai Armor

Name	Kanji	Notes
Do	胴	Chest armor made of metal or leather plates
Domaru	胴丸	A type of Do that opened in the back
Fukikaeshi	吹返	Side flaps on helm to protect neck
Haidate	佩楯	Thigh guards hung from the waist to protect legs
Kabuto	兜	Helm / Face protection
Kogake	甲懸	Metal or leather plates for the top of the feet
Kote	籠手	Forearm armor
Kusazuri	草摺	Iron or leather plates that hang to protect lower body
Mabisashi	眉庇	Cap like structure on the front of helm
Maedate	立物	Crest on the front of the helm
Menpo	面頬	Faceplate
Oyoroi	大鎧	Older style armor made from metal scales
Shikoro	しころ	Larger neckguard, protects lower neck
Sode	袖	Shoulder/sleeve armor
Sodejirushi	垂	Shoulder badge
Suneate	臑当	Greaves - armor to protect the legs
Tateage	立挙	Knee and Shin plates made from leather or iron
Teko	手甲	Armored plates for the top of the hands (gauntlets)
Wakidate	立物	Crest on helm, usually horns or something similar
Yodarekake	襟廻	Under armor shoulder/neck padding