However, when they are simply classified based on size, there are only two types; onaginata (can be up to three meters long) and konaginata (around one meter long).
しかし単にサイズのみで分類するときは、大薙刀（大きなものは3mにも達する）と小薙刀（元来の種で1m前後）の2種類のみ。