刂 — kanji meaning “knife”
刂
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
- Meanings
- knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
- On'yomi
- トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 2
- Classical radical
- 18
- Chinese reading
- dāo — Chinese character page
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