Info on the Kanji 刀

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Meaning(s)

sword, saber, knife

Reading(s)

onyomi TOU
kunyomi katana

Other

stroke count 2
grade 2
jlpt level N1
Example words with 刀
WordMeaning
かたな
katana
sword / katana / dagger / knife
いちかたな
ichi katana
sword / blade / single stroke
いんかたな
in katana
seal-engraving knife
かいかたな
kai katana
sharp sword
ふところかたな
futokoro katana
confidant / right-hand man / dagger
ぎかたな
gi katana
ceremonial sword
きょくかたな
kyoku katana
curved sword / curved blade
ぐんかたな
gun katana
saber / sabre / side arms / service sword
ちかたな
chi katana
bloody sword
こかたな
ko katana
old sword
こしかたな
koshi katana
short sword
とげかたな
toge katana
dagger
しっとう
shittou
performing a surgical operation
てがたな
tegatana
hand used like a sword in striking
こがたな
kogatana
small knife / short sword
しんかたな
shin katana
newly forged sword / sword made after the year 1615
たち
tachi
long sword
だかたな
da katana
katana / var. of japanese long sword
たいとう
taitou
wearing a sword
だいかたな
dai katana
long sword
たんとう
tantou
short sword / dagger / dirk
しない
shinai
fencing stick
ちょうかたな
chou katana
halberd / long sword
ちょくかたな
choku katana
straight sword
かみそり
kamisori
razor
かたない
katana i
jurchen pirate tribe who invaded tsushima in 1019
かたなした
katana shita
under the sword
かたなか
katana ka
sword rack
かたなけい
katana kei
doctor
とうけん
touken
sword / dagger / knife / bayonet
かたなこう
katana kou
swordsmith
かたなあと
katana ato
sword scar
かたなこ
katana ko
small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like
とじ
toji
lady / matron / mistress / housekeeper
かたなしつ
katana shitsu
scabbard
かたなじゅつ
katana jutsu
fencing / art of wielding swords
かたなきず
katana kizu
sword cut
かたなたくみ
katana takumi
swordsmith
とうしん
toushin
knife blade / sword blade
かたなは
katana ha
sword blade
かたなせん
katana sen
tip of a sword
かたないずみ
katana izumi
daojian
かたなせん
katana sen
daojian
かたなね
katana ne
priest / member of one of the four administrative ranks in the ritsuryo system / government official in charge of a town, esp. in heian kyoto / prominent member of a town / river boatman / captain of a riverboat / harbor manager / bandit leader / he
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Example Sentences with 刀
この包丁・・・有名な匠が作ったものなんです。

の投擲の練習?」「すっぽ抜けただけです」

良質のぶどう酒ではフランスに太打ちできる国はない。

来週から中間テストだ。一夜漬けじゃ、太打ちできない問題ばかりだぞ。今日から始めろよ。



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