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hamon

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From Japanese 刃文.

noun hamons

A wavy line found on steel products that have been hardened differentially, with soft and hard steel sections, where the tempered steel is separated from the softer parts by the hamon.

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@misc{hamon_2026,
  title = {hamon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hamon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}