剣

Readings

Kana: ケン、つるぎ

Romaji: ken, tsurugi

Kana

Romaji

Meanings

sabre, sword, blade, clock hand

Stroke Diagram

Kanji Info

Stroke Count: 10

Radical Number: 18

Frequency: 1305

Grade: 8

Skip Pattern: 1-8-2

Korean Reading: geom

Chinese Reading: jian4

Unicode: 5263

JIS: 3775

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1672

Nelson Index: 696

New Nelson Index: 498

Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2f8.5

Four Corner Index: 8250.0

Guide to Remembering Index: 1214

Gakken Index: 1248

Japanese Names Index: 1151

Daikanwanjiten Index: 2076

Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0295

Remembering the kanji Index: 1671

Kanji Flashcards Index: 1095

Kodansha Compact Index: 198

Kanji in Context Index: 791

1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1096

2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1493

French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1687

Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1801

Essential Kanji Index: 1436

Kodansha Kanji Index: 2104

Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2843

Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1310

Words

剣 (けん、つるぎ)

sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword); sabre; saber; blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor; dart

剣術 (けんじゅつ)

fencing

真剣 (しんけん)

seriousness; earnestness; real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)

刀剣 (とうけん)

sword; dagger; knife; bayonet

銃剣 (じゅうけん)

bayonet; guns and swords

剣道 (けんどう)

kendo; swordmanship; fencing; way of the sword

剣士 (けんし)

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

剣客 (けんかく、けんきゃく)

fencer; swordsman

手裏剣 (しゅりけん)

shuriken; small throwing blade; small edged weapon often used for throwing; throwing star

短剣 (たんけん)

short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)

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