Kanji

剣

sabre, sword, blade, clock hand

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

リ部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ケン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

つるぎ

Nanori (Name Reading)

あきら, つとむ, つるぎ, はや

Common Readings

ケン, つるぎ

Example sentences

剣 けん
彼は鋭い剣を手に持って、敵に立ち向かった。

He held a sharp sword in his hand and faced the enemy.

術 じゅつ
彼は剣の術に長けている。

He is skilled in the art of the sword.

真剣 しんけん
彼は真剣な表情で話を聞いている。

He is listening to the story with a serious expression.

顔つき かおつき
彼は真剣な顔つきで話し始めた。

He started talking with a serious look on his face.

剣士 けんし
若き剣士は、己の技を磨くために旅に出た。

The young swordsman set out on a journey to polish his skills.

鍛錬 たんれん
剣士は毎日、剣の鍛錬を怠らない。

The swordsman never neglects his daily sword training.

剣術 けんじゅつ
彼は幼い頃から剣術の修行に励んでいる。

He has been training in swordsmanship since he was a child.

仇 あだ
親の仇を討つために、彼は剣術の修行に励んだ。

To avenge his parents, he devoted himself to swordsmanship training.

短剣 たんけん
彼は腰に鋭い短剣を差していた。

He was carrying a sharp dagger at his waist.

剣を抜く つるぎをぬく
騎士は敵を前にして、静かに剣を抜いた。

The knight quietly drew his sword as he faced the enemy.

Example Vocabulary

剣

けん

sword; blade

真剣

しんけん

serious; earnest

剣士

けんし

swordsman; fencer

剣術

けんじゅつ

swordsmanship; swordplay

短剣

たんけん

dagger; short sword

剣を抜く

つるぎをぬく

to draw a sword

大剣

たいけん

greatsword; large sword

魔剣

まけん

magic sword; cursed sword

聖剣

せいけん

holy sword; sacred blade

剣幕

けんまく

fierce look; threatening attitude; anger

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