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刀 kanji
sword, saber, knife
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 2
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
トウ
Kun readings
かたなそり
Variant forms
刂釖Words with 刀
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —短刀Popularshort sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
- —刀剣Popularsword; dagger; knife; bayonet
- —大刀Popular(Japanese) long sword; large sword; guandao; Chinese glaive
- —日本刀PopularJapanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
- —一刀sword; blade; single stroke
- —印刀seal-engraving knife
- —快刀sharp sword
- —儀刀ceremonial sword
- —軍刀military sword; saber; sabre
- —古刀old sword
- —執刀performing a surgical operation
- —直刀straight sword
- —刀下under the sword
- —刀架sword rack
- —刀圭medicine; art of medicine; doctor; dispensing spoon
- —刀工swordsmith; swordmaker
- —刀痕sword scar
- —刀術fencing; art of wielding swords
- —刀匠swordsmith
- —刀身sword blade; knife blade