Kaiken

Kaiken
Japanese Name	懐剣
Romaji	Kaiken
First Appearance	Persona 4
Type	Dagger Knife (Cut)
Range	Melee

Kaiken is a weapon in the series.

History

A kaiken is an 8–10 inch long knife, once carried by men and women of the samurai class in Japan. It was useful indoors where the long blade katana and intermediate sword wakizashi were inconvenient. Women carried them in their kimono for self-defense and for ritual suicide by slashing the veins on the left side of the neck. When a samurai woman married, she was expected to carry a kaiken with her when she moved in with her husband.

In modern Japan, a kaiken is worn as a traditional accessory for formal kimono.

Appearances

• Persona 4 / Golden
• Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Stats

Persona 4 / Golden

"A small katana used for self-defense."

—Item description, Persona 4

The Kaiken is a weapon for Yosuke Hanamura. It can be purchased from Daidara Metalworks for ¥26,400 after selling six Steel Thorns, dropped by Mad Cyclops in Void Quest.

Attack Accuracy Type Effect 153 93 Dagger - St Ma En Ag Lu Obtained - - - - - Daidara Metalworks - ¥26,400 Steel Thorn x6

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

"A small katana used for self-defense."

—Item description, Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

The Kaiken is a weapon for Koromaru and Yosuke. It can be purchased from the Handcrafted Workshop for ¥3,000 after selling one Rock Piece, dropped by Autonomic Basalt in the Group Date Cafe.

Attack Type Effect 62 Knife (Cut) - St Ma En Ag Lu Obtained - - - - - Handcrafted Workshop - ¥3,000 / ¥2,400 Table Leg x1