Japanese

Kusarigama at Iwakuni Castle

Noun

鎖鎌 ‎(hiragana くさりがま, romaji kusarigama)

1. (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