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2,136 Jōyō kanji · JLPT N5–N1

刀

Sword, Saber JLPT N1

2 strokes · school grade 2 · frequency rank #1794

Meaning

Sword, Saber, Knife

Readings

On’yomiトウ tou
Kun’yomiかたな katana、そり sori

Radical

刀 — sword (Kangxi radical #18)

Components

A basic character — not built from smaller components.

Example sentences

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