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Kanji Detail for 劍 - "sword, blade, weapon"
劍
- Meaning
劍 means "sword, blade, weapon."
Sword - A bladed weapon.
Blade - A cutting edge.
Swordsmanship - The art of using a sword.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
sword
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
sword, dagger, saber
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
double-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
sword, dagger, saber
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A weapon name. Has blades on both sides with a pointed tip. Can strike and stab. In ancient times, considered the most important defensive weapon. There is a specialized method of using it called 劍術 (swordsmanship). Those miraculous in skill are colloquially called 劍仙 (sword immortal) or 劍俠 (sword knight).
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