Etymology

kusarigama

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Today it means: A Japanese martial arts chain weapon that consists of a kama (the Japanese equivalent of a sickle), on a length of kusari (metal chain) with a heavy fundo (iron weight) at the end; a chain sickle. Full definition →

Japanese 鎖鎌
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from鎖鎌
  2. English todaykusarigama

From Japanese 鎖鎌 (kusarigama).

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