A Japanese [[weapon]] composed of a long pole and a curved blade at the end. It is similar to the Chinese [[guan dao]] or the European [[glaive (polearm)|]]. Commonly used by and associated with women due to their relative ease of use, and widespread usage by "women militias":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onna-musha during the [[Sengoku jidai|Sengoku]] "period":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_period.

h4. See Also
* [[List of Weapons]]
* [[Polearm]]
* [[Yari]]

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: Naginata":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naginata
* "Wikipedia (JP): Naginata":https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/薙刀
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