刀
Stroke order
Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Meaning (Japanese)
- (道具) かたな。片刃の刃物。同義字「釖」
- (貨幣) 通貨の一種。刀の形に似た銭。刀銭。
- (船舶)。同義字「舠(トウ)」「𦩍(トウ)」
Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.
Origin of the character
象形。片刃の刃物を象る。「かたな」を意味する漢語{刀}を表す字。
Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.
Meaning
sword, saber, knife
English glosses from KANJIDIC2.
Readings
- On (Sino-Japanese)
- トウElem.
- Kun (native)
- かたなElem.
- そり
- Nanori (used in names)
- き
- ち
- と
- わき
- Other languages
- 拼音dao1
- 한글do
- Hán-ViệtĐao
Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.
Basics
- Strokes
- 2 strokes
- Radical
- 刀(かたな)
- JIS level
- Level 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Unicode
U+5200
Components
Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.
Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿹𠃌丿
Words using this kanji
- 刀かたな(かたな)刀剣。(日本語としては特に)日本刀。 (とう、かたな、がたな)刀剣。 (とう、かたな、がたな)包丁、ナイフの類。sword (esp. Japanese single-edged), katana, scalpel, chisel
- 刀剣とうけんやなどの刃が付いており切ったり突いたりするための道具の総称。sword, dagger, knife, bayonet
- 刀下とうかunder the sword
- 刀架とうかsword rack
- 刀圭とうけいmedicine, art of medicine, doctor, dispensing spoon
- 刀工とうこう刀剣を作る工匠。swordsmith, swordmaker
- 刀痕とうこん刀によってできた傷の瘢痕。sword scar
- 刀自とじlady, madame, matron, mistress (of a household)
- 刀術とうじゅつ刀によって相手を倒す武術。 刀道の旧称。fencing, art of wielding swords
- 刀匠とうしょう刀剣を作る工匠。swordsmith
- 刀身とうしん刀が鞘に入る部分。sword blade, knife blade
- 刀刃とうじん刀の刃。sword blade
- 刀礼とうれいsword salute
- 刀傷かたなきず刀で斬られることでできた傷。かたなきず。sword wound, sword cut
- 刀背とうはい刀のみね。back of a sword
- 刀子とうす小形の刀。small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like
- 刀銭とうせん中国周代に使用された刀子の形状をした青銅製の貨幣。刀貨。knife money
- 刀布とうふ中国周の時代の銭である刀銭と布銭。bronze currency of ancient China (both spade-shaped coins and knife coins)
- 刀伊とい中国東北部から沿海州にかけて暮らしていた満州族。Jurchen pirate tribe who invaded Tsushima in 1019
- 刀尖とうせん刀の先。tip of a sword
Words starting with this kanji, most common first.
Similar-looking kanji
- 入One part differs
- 才One part differs
- 刃One part differs
- 乃One part differs
- 丌One part differs
- 刁One part differs
Selected automatically by comparing composition (IDS). “Same composition” means the parts and their arrangement match.
Lookup codes
- SKIP
3-1-1- Four Corner
1722.0- Spahn–Hadamitzky
2f0.1- Heisig
- 87
- Nelson
- 665