Keyword
knife
- standing sword radical (no. 18)
- Strokes
- 2
- Type
- Component
Readings
トウ
Mnemonic
The sharp blade of a knife flashes on the chopping board and slices a ripe tomato in a single smooth stroke.
Stroke order
Used in kanji
制control判judgement利profit別separate割divide副secondary劇drama創to originate則rules削scrape off刊publish刑criminal punishment刻carve into列row刺stab到arrival剤chemical substance罰penalty剣sword刷print渕abyss剰surplus剛sturdy班squad刈trim剖divide劉slaughter剥peel off剃shave刋whittle亦bloody knife刎decapitate划row a boat刓trim刔scoop out刖cutting off a leg as punishment刘surname刪cut down刨carpenter's plane刮carefully scrape off