Kanji
N1 10 strokes Grade 8 freq #1305

sabre, sword, blade, clock hand

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)

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
swordsman; swordswoman
serious; earnest
sword; dagger
bayonet
master swordsman; skilled fencer
sword play; samurai drama
great swordsman; master fencer

Example sentences

He was killed with a sword.

The pen is mightier than the sword.

He was in dead earnest when he threatened to call the police.

The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.