刀
刀

sword, saber, knife

2 strokesFrequency 1,794JLPT N1Grade 2

On

トウ

Kun

かたなそり

Nanori

きちとわき

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

sworddagger

Mnemonic Stories

The sword was so sharp that it cut off the top of the カ in カタナ!

Dictionary

Common Words

刺刀さすがNounArchaicFreq #900
1

dagger

刀かたなとうNounFreq #3224
1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana

Examples
「刀の投擲の練習？」「すっぽ抜けただけです」
"Practising sword throwing?" "It just slipped out of my hands."
2

とう only

scalpel

3

とう only

chisel; burin; graver

4

とう only

knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

刀身とうしんNounFreq #9226
1

knife blade; sword blade

単刀直入たんとうちょくにゅう短刀直入Noun～な Adj.～の Adj.四字熟語Freq #10609
1

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

Examples
もっと単刀直入に言ってくれないかな。隔靴掻痒の感なきにしもあらずだよ。
You don't have to leave me hanging like this. Why don't you just come out and tell it to me straight?
太刀大刀たち横刀NounFreq #11720
1

long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)

2

太刀 only; Historical term

tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down

太刀打ちたちうちNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #14672
1

crossing swords

2

competing against; contending with; fighting against

木刀ぼくとうぼくっとうぼくたきがたなNounFreq #15021
1

wooden sword

短刀たんとうNounFreq #15115
1

short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō

手刀てがたなしゅとうNounFreq #16445
1

hand used like a sword in striking

一刀いっとうひとかたなNounFreq #16740
1

いっとう only

sword; blade

2

single stroke

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