This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: トウ、かたな、そり
Romaji: tou, katana, sori
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: き、ち、と、わき
Romaji: ki, chi, to, waki
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

sword, saber, knife

Stroke Diagram

12

Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  2
Radical Number:  18
Frequency:  1794
Grade:  2
Skip Pattern:  3-1-1
Korean Reading:  do
Chinese Reading:  dao1
Unicode:  5200
JIS:  4561

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2926
Nelson Index: 665
New Nelson Index: 448
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f0.1
Four Corner Index: 1722.0
Guide to Remembering Index: 181
Gakken Index: 1494
Japanese Names Index: 12
Daikanwanjiten Index: 1845
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0188
Remembering the kanji Index: 83
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1088
Kodansha Compact Index: 177
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 198
Kanji in Context Index: 441
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1857
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2534
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 84
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 87
Essential Kanji Index: 34
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3642
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 3545
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 289
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 81

Words

(かたな、とう)
(single-edged) sword; katana; dagger; knife; scalpel
刀剣 (とうけん)
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
刀身 (とうしん)
knife blade; sword blade
薙刀 (なぎなた、ちょうとう)
halberd; long sword
短刀 (たんとう)
short sword; dagger; dirk
太刀 (たち、だいとう)
long sword
帯刀 (たいとう)
wearing a sword
二刀流 (にとうりゅう)
two-sword school; style of fencing with one sword in each hand; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder
抜刀 (ばっとう)
drawing a sword; drawn sword
竹刀 (しない)
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
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