剣 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「刂」
道4Junior high level ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「刂」
- On
- ケンけん · ken
- Kun
- つるぎtsurugi
- Meaning
- sword
Stroke order
Origin
刂 "blade" with 僉: a double-edged blade — a sword.
Readings and examples
| Onケンけんken | 剣道けんどう剣舞けんぶ刀剣とうけん |
|---|---|
| Kunつるぎtsurugi | 剣けん |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 剣道けんどう
kendo
- 真剣しんけん
earnest; serious
Example
真剣な顔で話を聞いた。
I listened with a serious face.
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
CompoundRadicalReading
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)