| Kanji | 刀 | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 刀 | 
| 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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