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Kanji Detail for 刃 - "blade, edge"

刃

  • Meaning

    刃 means "blade, edge." Also associated with to cut.

    1. Blade - The cutting edge of a tool.

    2. Edge - The sharp part of a knife.

    3. Sword - A weapon with a blade.

  • Words using 刃

    • 刃物 はもの Listen edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
    • 刃渡り はわたり Listen length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)

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    • Verified meaning: blade, edge
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read じん, じんじ)
    • Also carries these associations: to cut

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 刃

    Surnames 刃(じん)Listen 刃(じんじ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    blade; sword; edge

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    edged tool, cutlery, knife edge

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    edge of blade

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    edged tool, cutlery, knife edge

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    The sharp part of a weapon. Like the colloquial "knife edge." | To kill. Such as personally killing someone is called 手刃.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    jin(ジン) ジン

    nin(ニン) ニン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ha(は) は

    ki.ru(き-る) き-る

    yaiba(やいば) やいば

  • Strokes

    tip

    3 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

  • Related Keywords

    blade edge to cut sword carve chop honed knife metal piercing pointed razor serrated sever sharp sheath slice steel iron scabbard

Sentences including 刃

  • Mere pretense won't do.

  • The knife has a very sharp edge.

  • I've got a keen-edged knife.

  • Eventually, he returned the sword to its sheath.

  • I cut my finger with a razor blade.

  • My knife has such a fine edge.

  • You should be careful with a knife.

  • This knife has a fine edge and cuts well.

  • The edge of this knife is sharp and cuts well.

  • It is dangerous to wield an edged tool in such a way.

More kanji with the radical 刀 刂 (katana・ritto)

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