Kanji
N1 3 strokes Grade 8 freq #1763

blade, sword, edge

On'yomi (音読み)

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Radical (部首)

sword katana

Others with this radical

On'yomi compounds (音読み)

edged tool; cutting instrument
edge (of a knife or sword); blade
broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish)
kitchen knife for sashimi
edge of blade
bloodshed
length of a blade
weapon; arrow and sword
round-edged scalpel
stab-proof; knife-proof

Kun'yomi words (訓読み)

length of a blade
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (manga, anime)
die blade; cutting die
to hone one's blade; to sharpen a sword
to come to bloodshed
incredible danger; (handing a) sword to an insane person
Baki the Grappler (manga and media franchise)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade

Example sentences

Some animals can be taught to use knives.

I've got a keen-edged knife.

My knife has such a fine edge.

A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.