Keyword
katana
- sword
- saber
- knife
- Frequency
- #1794
- Strokes
- 2
- Grade
- 2
- JLPT (old)
- N1
- Heisig
- 87
Readings
トウ80%
かたな20%
Mnemonic
A clothes hanger holds a gleaming katana by the door, and with one slash left of the blade the hanger falls apart in two.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
分part初first time解unravel切cut辺local area券ticket貿trade留hold in place契pledge拐kidnap召to summon潔undefiled那na!刃edge (of a knife or sword)劉slaughter梁roof beam絕cut off [old]刄blade刅to wound㓛merit仭fathom叧to cut meat off away from bones叨graciously屶used in proper names忉grieved扨well朷type of tree刧long ages刱establish刼to plunder剏be damaged恝carefree枴walking stick茘scallion衂nosebleed挈carry by hand栔carve脃gland釖knife剪pruning
Used in vocabulary
剃刀
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute; sharp; quick; astute person; person of keen intellect
Noun
二刀流
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
Noun
薙刀
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); martial art of wielding the naginata
Noun
一刀両断
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
Noun