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{{weapon
 |name=wakizashi
 |tile=
 |appearance=samurai short sword
 |smalldmg=d8
 |largedmg=d6
 |tohit=<nowiki>+1</nowiki>
 |skill=short sword
 |size=one-handed
 |cost=40
 |weight=30
 |material=iron
}}
{{for|the item known as a "wakizashi" in NetHack|short sword}}

A '''wakizashi''' is a type of [[weapon]] that appears in [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]]. It is a melee weapon that is one-handed for a [[Physical size|medium-sized]] wielder, and uses the [[short sword]] [[skill]]. It has a [[Object materials (dNetHack)|base material]] of [[iron]], and appears as a '''samurai short sword''' when [[Identification|unidentified]].

==Generation==
Male [[Samurai]] start the game with a +0 wakizashi.

Wakizashi are not randomly generated, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]].

Male [[tengu]] that generate on the [[Samurai quest]], or else with a {{frac|20}} chance on other levels, are [[Monster starting inventory|generated with]] a wakizashi.

A +2 [[mithril]] wakizashi with the [[rakuyo]] [[object property]] is generated among the contents of the [[Madperson]]'s special [[Madman#Box|box]] that appears for [[Yuki-onna (starting race)|yuki-onna]] Madwomen on the [[Madman quest]] goal level.

==Origin==
{{wikipedia|Wakizashi}}
The wakizashi is a short type of sword from feudal Japan. Due to [[Wikipedia:sumptuary law|sumptuary laws]] and arms regulation, commoners (i.e. non-samurai) were not allowed to wear swords beyond a certain length; as a result, the wakizashi was a commoner's weapon. For samurai, however, a long [[katana]] together with a wakizashi was considered an indication of their elevated social status. Transliterated, the term means "side-inserted sword", referring to how the small, handy weapon could be worn at one's side, analogous to the modern term "sidearm".
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