| Kanji | 剣 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | ケン |
| Kunyomi | つるぎ |
| English | sabre, sword, blade, clock hand |
| Examples | 真剣(しんけん): (1) seriousness; earnestness (2) real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon) (practise) |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 1305 |
| Components | 僉: all 刀: sword; saber; knife |
| Number of Strokes | 10 |
| Kanji Radical | 刀 |
| Radical Number | 18 |
| Radical Strokes | 2 |
| Radical Reading | かたな・りっとう |
| Traditional Form | 劍 |
| Classification | 形声 Phonetic |
| Keyword | saber |
| Koohii Story 1 | If it helps, make the awl primitive ice pick instead. They´re basically the same thing. This kanji is an easy David vs. Goliath story of the icepick vs. the saber... |
| Koohii Story 2 | Every self-respecting ninja knows the story of "The Awl and the Sabre". According to the legend, a woman once defended herself by using an awl against a sabre! She used to work all day with that awl. However, the bandit using the sabre had no skill. And thus the awl beat the sabre. And from there the saying goes : "The sabre is powerless against the awl, if one can´t use the sabre.". |
| RTK Index | 1671 |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_human.activities_fighting
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