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刀

sword
Stroke count: 2

Readings

On readingトウ
Kun readingかたな、そり
JōyōGrade 2

Popular Usage

剃刀

Radicals and components

Radical刀knife

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

dagger (刀)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 87

Compound words

剃刀かみそり
razor
小刀こがたな
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
太刀たち
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
短刀たんとう
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
竹刀しない
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
刀剣とうけん
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
大刀だいとう
(Japanese) long sword; large sword; guandao; Chinese glaive
日本刀にほんとう
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

Stroke Order

2 strokes

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