刀 — kanji meaning “sword”
刀
sword, saber, knife
- Meanings
- sword, saber, knife
- On'yomi
- トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi
- かたな、そり
- Name readings
- き、ち、と、わき
- Strokes
- 2
- School grade
- 2
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1794 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 18
- Chinese reading
- dāo — Chinese character page
Words with 刀
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刀剣 | とうけん touken | sword; dagger; knife |
| 太刀 | たち tachi | long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana) |
| 竹刀 | しない shinai | bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick |
| 太刀打ち | たちうち tachiuchi | crossing swords |
| 短刀 | たんとう tantou | short sword; knife; dagger |
| 小刀 | こがたな kogatana | (small) knife |
| 大刀 | だいとう daitou | (Japanese) long sword; large sword |
| 宝刀 | ほうとう houtou | treasured sword |
| 木刀 | ぼくとう bokutou | wooden sword |
| 一刀両断 | いっとうりょうだん ittouryoudan | cutting in two with a single stroke |
| 執刀 | しっとう shittou | performing a surgical operation |
| 剃刀 | かみそり kamisori | razor |
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