Kanji Details:
- 刀
- Frequency:1794
- Kun: かたな, そり
- On: トウ
- Meaning: sword, saber, knife
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Examples:
Word Reading Meaning 刀 かたな, とう (single-edged) sword, katana; dagger, knife; scalpel 太刀打ち たちうち crossing swords, opposition, contention 宝刀 ほうとう treasured sword 日本刀 にほんとう Japanese sword 刀剣 とうけん swords, cold steel 大刀 だいとう, たち, たいとう long sword 竹刀 しない (bamboo) fencing stick 太刀 だいとう, たち, たいとう long sword 木刀 ぼくとう wooden sword 一刀両断 いっとうりょうだん cutting in two with a single stroke, taking decisive (drastic) measure, cutting the (Gordian) knot