剣 — kanji meaning “sabre”
剣
sabre, sword, blade, clock hand
- Meanings
- sabre, sword, blade, clock hand
- On'yomi
- ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- つるぎ
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1305 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 18
- Chinese reading
- jiàn
Words with 剣
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 真剣 | しんけん shinken | serious; earnest |
| 剣道 | けんどう kendou | kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords |
| 刀剣 | とうけん touken | sword; dagger; knife |
| 剣士 | けんし kenshi | swordsman; swordswoman; fencer |
| 銃剣 | じゅうけん juuken | bayonet |
| 剣豪 | けんごう kengou | great swordsman; master fencer |
| 剣客 | けんかく kenkaku | master swordsman; skilled fencer |
| 剣劇 | けんげき kengeki | sword play; samurai drama |
| 短剣 | たんけん tanken | short sword; dagger; stiletto |
| 剣術 | けんじゅつ kenjutsu | (art of) fencing; swordsmanship |
| 手裏剣 | しゅりけん shuriken | shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star |
| 剣舞 | けんぶ kenbu | sword dance |
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