Talk:Dōtanuki

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Meaning of Dôtanuki

Can anyone find any reference to the meaning of "Dôtanuki" meaning 'cuts through torsos'. The final two kanji are used as a place name and a family name in Japan and I think it far more likely that it was a smithe's name or location. This strongly sounds like Japanese fan lore.

The japanese wikipedia page on 胴田貫 says also thet it was the name of a line of swordsmiths from Higonokuni, a province of Kyuushuu. Doutanuki Masakuni beeing particularly famous. It gives as an origin of that name that if you were to cut the torso 胴 of bodies fallen in rice paddies 田, it would go through 貫 to the rice paddy under it.

It also adds that Ogami Itto's sword has a different kanji in the middle (胴太貫) Alestane 03:39, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

Wakizashi length

The article mentions Kozure Ookami's hero's sword as being of wakizashi's length. I'm not sure about the manga, I don't have one with me, but in the movies, Ogami Itto's sword seems certainly longer than a wakizashi. A wakizashi length sword would hardly be practical to give the todome of a seppuku.Alestane 03:46, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

Reference The reference to http://www.paralumun.com/swdot.htm seems more than a little dubious. It's not a reference to an actual history site or a reference to a decent book, rather it's just a naked page with pretty dubious claims. I'd like to remove it. Pmw2cc (talk) 21:49, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

I would second this motion, it looks a bit too fishy 24.16.152.141 (talk) 08:11, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Agreed. 76.14.29.174 (talk) 01:15, 20 March 2008 (UTC)