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剣 : Sabre

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Components:

sabre, sword, blade, clock hand

On 'yomi:
ケン(ken)
Kun 'yomi:
つるぎ(tsurugi)
Strokes:10
Radical: (18)
Usage Rating:1305
JLPT:N1
old JLPT:1
Grade:8
Unicode:05263
jis208:23-85
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剣 Usage examples

ヶ峰(けんがみね)
ケ峰(けんがみね)
が峰(けんがみね)
dire or risky situation with no room for error, sink-or-swim position
(けんしゅん)steep, precipitous
(げっけん)fencing, kendo
(けんき)devilish swordsman
の道(けんのみち)swordsmanship
の山(つるぎのやま)mountain (in hell) covered in swords, which are buried so their tips point upward
(ながだち)ancient longsword
(じゅうけんどう)form of modern martial art using the bayonet
斬鉄(ざんてつけん)sword that cuts iron
状突起(けんじょうとっき)xiphoid process, ensiform cartilage
(けんりゅう)stegosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Stegosauria)
弓馬槍(きゅうばそうけん)archery, horsemanship, spearsmanship, and swordsmanship, martial arts in general
歯虎(けんしこ)saber-toothed tiger (sabre)
闘士(けんとうし)gladiator
道着(けんどうぎ)kendo gi, kendo uniform
道場(けんどうじょう)kendo hall
活人(かつにんけん)life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
銃砲刀類所持等取締法(じゅうほうとうけんるいしょじとうとりしまりほう)Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)