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剣

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • sabre
  • sword
  • blade
  • clock hand

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • つるぎ
Strokes
10
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#918
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
刀#18 · knife

Components

Common Words

  • 剣けんNoun
    sword (esp. a large, double-edged one), blade
  • 剣道けんどうNoun
    kendo, Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
  • 剣士けんしNoun
    swordsman, swordswoman, fencer
  • 真剣しんけんna-adjective
    serious, earnest
  • 刀剣とうけんNoun
    sword, dagger, knife
  • 銃剣じゅうけんNoun
    bayonet
  • 剣劇けんげきNoun
    sword play, samurai drama
  • 剣客けんかくNoun
    master swordsman, skilled fencer

Practice in Kanjiru

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Related Kanji

刀swordとう、かたな、そりN12 strokes銃gunじゅう、つつN114 strokes匠artisanしょう、たくみN16 strokes士gentlemanし、さむらいN13 strokes璽emperor's sealじN119 strokes真trueしん、ま、まことN410 strokes

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