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    3. 剣

    剣

    剣つるぎ

    sabre

    N1KMT8Freq #1305Sports & Martial ArtsMilitaryKanji10 strokes

    Kun'yomi

    つるぎ

    On'yomi

    ケン

    sabreswordbladeclock hand

    㑒刂

    人
    一
    口
    刂
    刀

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    倹創副剖剄剌剞剳倹鹸創倉副剖刮剌剞剳劍剱剤刻剄剛劃剔列刔剥刂剝

    Alternative forms of this concept

    刂
    ⺈

    Concepts using this kanji

    剣道

    kendo

    剣

    sword (esp. a large, double-edged one)

    剣士

    swordsman

    真剣

    serious

    刀剣

    sword

    活人剣

    life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)

    銃剣

    bayonet

    大剣

    large sword

    月の剣

    new moon

    剣山

    needle-point holder (in ikebana)

    剣の山

    mountain of swords

    剣先

    point of a sword

    名剣

    famous sword

    剣術者

    fencer

    剣法

    (art of) fencing

    利剣

    sharp sword

    木剣

    bokken

    殺人剣

    life-taking sword

    長剣

    long sword

    剣道場

    kendo hall

    剣術使い

    fencer

    剣状

    sword-shaped

    石剣

    sword-shaped stoneware found in archeological sites in eastern Japan dating to the end of the Jomon period

    剣石

    keystone

    ペンは剣よりも強し

    the pen is mightier than the sword

    剣を交える

    to cross swords (with)

    真剣交際

    serious relationship (esp. one with the prospect of marriage)

    剣技

    sword skills

    神剣

    divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)

    剣光

    light emanating from a sword

    剣身

    sword blade

    剣術

    (art of) fencing

    真剣勝負

    fighting with real swords

    剣の道

    way of the sword

    剣形

    sword shape

    手裏剣

    shuriken

    剣道着

    kendo gi

    剣状突起

    xiphoid process

    剣突く

    rough scolding

    着剣

    fixing a bayonet

    全日本剣道連盟

    All Japan Kendo Federation

    撃剣

    fencing

    王様の剣

    The Sword in the Stone (1963 animated film)

    剣難

    (calamity of) perishing by the sword

    国際剣道連盟

    International Kendo Federation

    剣橋

    Cambridge

    鉄剣

    iron sword

    剣帯

    sword belt

    帯剣

    wearing a sword

    剣を帯びる

    to wear a sword at one's side

    洋剣

    Western sword (esp. sabre)

    剣闘士

    gladiator

    短剣

    short sword

    剣を抜く

    to draw a sword

    抜剣

    drawing one's sword

    銃剣術

    bayonet drill

    銃剣道

    form of modern martial art using the bayonet

    剣の舞

    Sabre Dance

    剣舞

    sword dance

    秘剣

    secret swordsmanship (of a specific school)

    聖剣伝説

    Seiken Densetsu (lit: Holy Sword Legend), a.k.a. "... of Mana" (RPG series)

    剣幕

    threatening attitude

    真剣白刃取り

    stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands

    ゴボウ剣

    bayonet

    ダモクレスの剣

    sword of Damocles

    剣微塵子

    cyclops (any minute crustacean of genus Cyclops)

    剣付き鉄砲

    fixed bayonet

    宝剣

    treasured sword

    暗剣殺

    unpropitious direction

    剣柄

    hilt of a sword

    刀剣商

    sword dealer

    剣状軟骨

    xiphoid process

    孤剣

    sole sword

    豪剣

    great sword

    舟に刻して剣を求む

    to not be getting with the times

    舟に刻みて剣を求む

    to not be getting with the times

    聖剣

    holy sword

    剣聖

    master swordsman

    剣竜

    stegosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Stegosauria)

    諸刃の剣

    double-edged sword

    剣を落として舟を刻む

    to not be getting with the times

    鬼剣舞

    Demon's Sword Dance (traditional dance of the Kitakami, Iwate area)

    剣鬼

    Sword Devil (collection of short stories by Renzaburō Shibata and 1965 film)

    銅剣

    bronze sword

    柔剣棒

    jūkenbō

    剣匠

    swordsmith

    霊剣

    sword possessing mystical powers

    口に蜜あり腹に剣あり

    honey in one's mouth but a razor in one's belt

    剣歯虎

    saber-toothed tiger (sabre)

    剣奴

    gladiator

    剣ヶ峰

    rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji)

    斬鉄剣

    sword that cuts iron

    魔剣

    magic sword

    懐剣

    dagger

    剣先烏賊

    swordtip squid (Photololigo edulis)

    剣尖

    tip of a sword

    天叢雲剣

    Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi (sword; one of the three Imperial regalia)

    剣客

    master swordsman

    剣璽等承継の儀

    Ceremony for Inheriting the Imperial Regalia and Seals

    剣呑

    risky

    弓馬槍剣

    archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship

    草薙の剣

    Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia)

    霜剣

    cold sharp sword

    剣劇

    sword play

    佩剣

    wearing a sword

    剣戟

    weapons

    銃砲刀剣類所持等取締法

    Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons

    叢雲剣

    Murakumo no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia)

    剣鉈

    sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (tapered, unlike a regular nata)

    剣璽

    sacred sword and jewels (imperial regalia)

    剣豪

    great swordsman

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    • 刂
    • 刀
    • 口

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    • 剣橋
    • 剣
    • 剣を抜く
    • 剣客
    • 剣形
    • 剣劇
    • 剣戟
    • 剣豪
    • 剣山
    • 剣士
    • 剣璽
    • 剣術
    • 剣状
    • 剣先
    • 剣帯
    • 剣道
    • 剣突く
    • 剣呑
    • 剣難
    • 剣付き鉄砲
    • 剣舞
    • 剣法
    • 剣幕
    • 銃剣
    • 手裏剣
    • 諸刃の剣
    • 真剣
    • 真剣勝負
    • 短剣
    • 刀剣
    • 刀剣商
    • 木剣
    • 佩剣
    • 帯剣
    • 懐剣
    • 抜剣
    • 暗剣殺
    • 銃剣術
    • 着剣
    • 宝剣
    • 霊剣
    • 神剣
    • 長剣
    • 剣ヶ峰
    • 撃剣
    • 剣の道
    • 剣を帯びる
    • 剣の山
    • 銃剣道
    • 斬鉄剣
    • 剣状突起
    • 剣竜
    • 弓馬槍剣
    • 剣歯虎
    • 剣闘士
    • 剣道着
    • 剣道場
    • 活人剣
    • 銃砲刀剣類所持等取締法
    • ペンは剣よりも強し
    • 剣先烏賊
    • 剣状軟骨
    • 聖剣
    • 銅剣
    • 天叢雲剣
    • 叢雲剣
    • 草薙の剣
    • 柔剣棒
    • 口に蜜あり腹に剣あり
    • 鉄剣
    • 剣微塵子
    • 大剣
    • 剣聖
    • 剣石
    • 剣光
    • 名剣
    • 魔剣
    • 剣身
    • 剣尖
    • 剣術者
    • 剣術使い
    • 殺人剣
    • 孤剣
    • 石剣
    • 月の剣
    • 洋剣
    • ゴボウ剣
    • 霜剣
    • ダモクレスの剣
    • 利剣
    • 剣を交える
    • 剣奴
    • 剣匠
    • 真剣白刃取り
    • 舟に刻して剣を求む
    • 剣を落として舟を刻む
    • 舟に刻みて剣を求む
    • 真剣交際
    • 剣璽等承継の儀
    • 剣鉈
    • 秘剣
    • 剣技
    • 剣柄
    • 豪剣
    • 国際剣道連盟
    • 聖剣伝説
    • 全日本剣道連盟
    • 鬼剣舞
    • 王様の剣
    • 剣鬼
    • 剣の舞

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    • 倹
    • 創
    • 副
    • 剖
    • 剄
    • 剌
    • 剞
    • 剳
    • 鹸
    • 倉
    • 刮
    • 劍
    • 剱
    • 剤
    • 刻
    • 剛
    • 劃
    • 剔
    • 列
    • 刔
    • 剥
    • 刂
    • 剝

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