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Knife Sword 刀 トウ かたな、そり き ち と

Kanji
Onyomi トウ
Kunyomi かたな、そり
Nanori き, ち, と, わき
English sword, saber, knife
Examples 刀(かたな): (1) (single-edged) sword; katana (2) dagger; knife (3) scalpel
剃刀(かみそり): razor
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade 2
Frequency 1794
Components 刀: knife, sword, knife radical (no. 18)
Number of Strokes 2
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 18
Radical Strokes 2
Radical Reading かたな・りっとう
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 象形 Pictographic
Keyword sword
Koohii Story 1 This SWORD is so sharp, it can cut the top part of カ off in カタナ.
Koohii Story 2 If you look really close this kanji looks like a person bending over touching the ground Waiting for someone to put there sword in his ass!
RTK Index (new) 87

Tags: jlpt.n1, grade2, kanjifreq1501-2000, kanji_human.activities_fighting

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