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剣

剣 — sabre, sword, blade

On
ケン
Kun
つるぎ
Strokes
10
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 剣

  • 剣けんsword (esp. a large, double-edged one); bladeCommon

    剣を取る者は皆剣で滅びる。
    All who take up the sword will perish by the sword.

  • 剣道けんどうkendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swordsCommon

    ついに剣道の呼吸をつかんだ。
    I've finally got the knack of kendo.

  • 剣士けんしswordsman; swordswoman; fencerCommon
  • 剣劇けんげきsword play; samurai dramaCommon
  • 真剣しんけんserious; earnestCommon
  • 刀剣とうけんsword; dagger; knife; bayonetCommon
  • 銃剣じゅうけんbayonetOccasional
  • 剣客けんかくmaster swordsman; skilled fencerOccasional
  • 剣豪けんごうgreat swordsman; master fencerOccasional
  • 大剣たいけんlarge sword; long swordRare
  • 剣奴けんどgladiatorRare
  • 剣の道けんのみちway of the sword; swordsmanshipRare
  • 剣形けんがたsword shapeRare
  • 剣光けんこうlight emanating from a sword; shimmering of a swordRare
  • 剣身けんしんsword bladeRare
  • 石剣せっけんsword-shaped stoneware found in archeological sites in eastern Japan dating to…Rare
  • 殺人剣さつじんけんlife-taking sword; sword used to killRare
  • 剣帯けんたいsword beltRare
  • 剣技けんぎsword skills; swordsmanshipRare
  • 剣筋けんすじswordsmanshipRare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 102 words that use 剣.

  • 剣 けん sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
  • 剣道 けんどう kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
  • 剣士 けんし swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
  • 真剣 しんけん serious; earnest
  • 剣劇 けんげき sword play; samurai drama

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