Kaiken

Lightweight dagger which was commonly used by the wives of samurai during the Edo period

懐剣 · 카이켄

Type

tantō

A kaiken (懐剣) is a 20–25 cm (7.9–9.8 in) long, single or (very rarely) double-edged Japanese knife usually without ornamental fittings housed in a plain but lacquered mount.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q2497844 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.