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斬

beheading
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingザン、サン、セン、ゼン
Kun readingき.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. beheading
  2. kill
  3. murder
  4. chop offRtK
  1. to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)
  2. to slice (off)
  3. to lop (off)
  4. to cut (off)

Popular Usage

斬る

Radicals and components

Radical斤axeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

executioner · car (車) · axe (斤)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1215

Compound words

斬るきる
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
斬新ざんしん
novel; original; new; innovative

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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