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刃

刃 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. やいば。
  2. 刃物。
  3. 斬殺。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

指事。「刀」の鋭い部分に沿って印を加えたもの。「やいば」を意味する漢語｛刃｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

blade, sword, edge

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ジンHS
  • ニン
Kun (native)
  • はJHS
  • やいば
  • き(る)
Nanori (used in names)
  • ち
  • と
Other languages
  • 拼音ren4
  • 한글in
  • Hán-ViệtNhận

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
3 strokes
Radical
刀(かたな)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5203

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿹𠃌𬼀

Words using this kanji

  • 刃物はものはもの。edged tool, cutting instrument, knife
  • 刃は（は、やいば）刀剣等切断に用いる道具の、対象に当てて切断ないし切削に用いる部分。edge (of a knife or sword), blade, prong (of an electrical plug)
  • 刃渡りはわたりlength of a blade, walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
  • 刃先はさきedge of blade
  • 刃傷にんじょう刃物で人を傷つけること。bloodshed
  • 刃やいば（は、やいば）刀剣等切断に用いる道具の、対象に当てて切断ないし切削に用いる部分。blade, sword, forged blade, wavy pattern on forged blades
  • 刃針はばりlancet
  • 刃文はもん日本刀で、焼き入れにより刀身に生じる模様。temper pattern of a sword blade
  • 刃長はちょうlength of a blade
  • 刃音はおとsound of a blade (swishing through the air, clashing, etc.)
  • 刃物師はものし刃物を作る職人。cutler
  • 刃傷沙汰にんじょうざた刃物で人を傷つけるようなこと。bloodshed
  • 刃物三昧はものざんまいswinging a knife around, brandishing a knife
  • 刃こぼれはこぼれnick in a blade (sword, knife), chip in a blade
  • 刃を交えるやいばをまじえるto cross swords (with)
  • 刃傷に及ぶにんじょうにおよぶto come to bloodshed

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
3-1-2
Four Corner
1732.0
Spahn–Hadamitzky
0a3.22
Heisig
88
Nelson
152