Hamon

Coarse, rough nie particles; large martensite crystals visible as bright points in the hamon.

Hailstone pattern; small round nie formations in the hamon resembling hail.

Storm-like ground texture; turbulent, swirling patterns in the ji-hada steel grain.

Legs; short lines extending from the hamon toward the edge.

The side or area where ashi (legs) extend from the hamon toward the cutting edge (ha).

Guard duty temper; a type of hamon pattern associated with practical military blades.

Clove-shaped pattern resembling the clove spice bud.

Ashi (legs) extending from a choji (clove-shaped) hamon toward the cutting edge.

Clove-shaped hamon pattern with rounded protrusions resembling clove buds.

Clove-shaped heart; the core pattern within chōji (clove) shaped hamon formations.

Irregular clove pattern.

Medium-width straight temper line; a suguha pattern of moderate width.