刀 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 刀意味

sword, saber, knife

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刀 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI　音読み

かたな katana
そり sori

KUNYOMI　訓読み

トウ tou

Examples

「刀の投擲の練習？」「すっぽ抜けただけです」

“Practising sword throwing?” “It just slipped out of my hands.”

彼は鋼を鍛えて刀を作った。

He forged the steel into a sword.

その刀は王子にふさわしい。

That sword is fit for a prince.

二人の刀がガチッと切りあった。

Their swords clashed.

この刀には不思議ないわれがある。

This sword has a strange history.

江戸時代、武士は刀を２本刺していた。

A samurai in the Edo era carried two swords.

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