- Akodo
- Founding Kami of the Lion Clan
- ashigaru
- Peasant warriors under the command of a samurai
- Bayushi
- Founding Kami of the Scorpion Clan
- Benten
- The Fortune of romantic love and the arts
- bisentō
- A heavy polearm with a large blade
- Bishamon
- The Fortune of strength
- biwa
- A short-necked fretted lute (musical instrument)
- bō
- A quarterstaff
- bokken
- A wooden practice sword
- bonge
- The laborer caste, see heimin
- budōka
- The personal armed retainers of a samurai
- buke
- The samurai caste that does not wield authority over other samurai “Those who serve.”
- burakumin
- The lowest caste of “non-people,” see hinin
- bushi
- A warrior
- Bushidō
- The code of the samurai, consisting of seven tenants: Compassion, Courage, Courtesy, Honor, Honesty, Loyalty and Sincerity
- chokutō
- A straight, single-edged sword
- courtier
- A samurai whose primary duties are in court
- Daikoku
- The Fortune of wealth, who is associated with death
- daikyū
- A longbow
- daimyō
- Lord of a family, clan, or territory
- daishō
- The weapons which mark a samurai’s status, traditionally made up by a katana (longsword) and wakizashi (shortsword)
- Doji
- Founding Kami of the Crane Clan
- dōjō
- A place of instruction, practice, and study
- Ebisu
- The Fortune of honest work
- Fu Leng
- The Lost Kami and lord of demons
- Fukurokujin
- The Fortune of wisdom and mercy
- gaijin
- A foreigner to Rokugan
- geisha
- A host and entertainer who is hired by a samurai for the joy of their company
- gempuku
- The coming-of-age ceremony for samurai. Occurs between ages 13-21, typically 16
- hakama
- A divided skirt worn over a kimono, primarily by men and warrior women
- Hantei
- The divine first emperor of Rokugan
- haori
- A hip or thigh-length jacket worn over other clothes
- heimin
- “The common folk,” or the peasants that make up the bonge caste
- Hida
- Founding Kami of the Crab Clan
- hinin
- “The non-people,” or members of the burakumin lowest caste
- Hōtei
- The Fortune of contentment
- iaijutsu
- A form of swordfighting focusing on draw speed and precision
- ji
- A polearm weapon with a hooked blade at one end
- jian
- A straight, double-edged sword
- jitte
- A hooked tool used to disarm an opponent’s sword, typically worn by guards and government officials
- jizamurai
- Smaller groups of samurai, such as vassal families, small Minor Clans, or officially-sanctioned bands of rōnin
- jūjutsu
- A form of martial arts that does not use weapons
- Jigoku
- The realm of evil
- Jurōjin
- The Fortune of longevity
- Kabuki
- A stylized type of theater that focuses on the heroism or tragedy of the samurai
- kabuto
- A samurai’s helmet
- kama
- A sickle-like farming implement often used as a weapon
- katana
- A longsword, the weapon of the samurai
- kata
- A martial technique
- kami
- Spirits that inhabit the natural world
- Kami
- The gods that fell to Rokugan and founded the Great Clans
- kenjutsu
- The art of swordsmanship
- kihō
- A mystical technique used by monks
- kimono
- A robe with a collar and large sleeves that falls to the ankle, the primary garment worn by samurai
- kiseru
- A smoking pipe
- Kisshōten
- The Fortune of happiness, fertility, and beauty
- kuge
- The samurai caste that wields authority (Imperials, daimyō, clan champions, etc) “Those who rule”
- kubi bukuro
- A netted bag used to carry the severed head of one’s enemy
- kusari-gama
- A weapon composed of a kama attached to a long chain
- kyūjutsu
- A combat style focusing on archery
- li
- A unit of length rough equal to a third of a mile
- naginata
- A polearm with a blade at one end
- Ningen-dō
- The physical, mortal, world
- mahō
- Blood magic
- masakari
- A hatchet
- Meido
- The realm of the dead where souls go to be judged for reincarnation
- meishōdō
- “The way of names,” the style of magic wielded by the Unicorn clan that uses a spirit’s name to bind and command it
- mon
- The crest or symbol of a clan or family
- nodachi
- A massive two-handed sword
- nunchaku
- A weapon consisting of two rods connected by a short chain or rope
- omamori
- A small rectangular amulet of wood or paper meant to provide spiritual aid or protection
- oni
- A demon of Jigoku
- ono
- An axe
- ōtsuchi
- An immense wooden hammer
- oyumi
- A crossbow
- Rokugan
- The setting of Legend of the Five Rings, a land of samurai, honor, and spirits
- rōnin
- A samurai with no lord, an outcast
- sake
- A popular alcoholic drink made of fermented rice
- samurai
- Members of the highest caste, either kuge or buke depending upon their hierarchy within the caste
- scimitar
- A curved sword originating from the Burning Sands
- shaku
- A unit of length roughly equal to one foot
- shamisen
- A three-stringed lute (musical instrument)
- Shiba
- Founding Kami of the Phoenix Clan
- Shinjo
- Founding Kami of the Unicorn Clan
- Shinsei
- “The Little Teacher,” the wise figure who spoke with the first Emperor and inspired the philosophical understandings of reincarnation and the elements
- shinobi
- A covert operative and infiltrator
- shugenja
- A priest with a strong bond to the kami, who invokes supernatural feats
- shūji
- A rhetorical technique
- shuriken
- An easily-concealed bladed weapon intended to be thrown
- Tao of Shinsei
- The sacred text that recorded the conversation between Shinsei and the first Emperor
- Tengoku
- The realm of heaven
- tessen
- A war fan
- tetsubō
- A large studded club
- Togashi
- Founding Kami of the Dragon Clan
- torii
- A gate that indicates the transition between the mundane and the sacred, often found at the entrances to shrines
- yari
- A spear
- yōjimbō
- A bodyguard
- yumi
- A shortbow
- wakizashi
- A shortsword worn by all members of the samurai caste to indicate their status
- zanbatō
- A large single-bladed sword designed to combat cavalry