Talk:Nichirin Sword/@comment-31882283-20200127021928/@comment-44763576-20200227183947

Yes!

According to Chapter 129, the kanji inscribed on a Nichirin Blade denotes rank: Tanjirou's new sword has the character metsu ("Destruction") because it was forged prior to the establishment of the Demon Slayer Corps' hierarchy. Haganezuka says that this is why only Pillars have the characters akki messatsu ("Destroy All Evil Demons") on their swords.

Perhaps I should repost this as a top level comment so someone sees? I can't edit the article myself (^_^)