| (As for the swords after the mid Muromachi era, Tachi which was carried on at the waist with the blade downward was replaced by Uchigatana which was put on at the waist with the blade upward. |
（室町中期以降、日本刀は刃を下向きにして腰に佩（は）く太刀から、刃を上向きにして腰に差す打刀（うちがたな）に代わってくる。 |