JLPT N1 · 3 strokes
Kanji 刃: "blade, sword, edge"
The kanji 刃 means "blade, sword, edge". It is written with 3 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジン, ニン in on'yomi and は, やいば, き.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジンニン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はやいばき.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | blade, sword, edge |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 3 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1763 of 2,501 |
Common words with 刃
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 刃edge (of a knife or sword); blade · prong (of an electrical plug)
- 刃lame, épée · tranchant, fil (d'une lame)
- 刃物edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
- 刃先edge of blade
- 白刃drawn sword; naked sword
- 刃こぼれnick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
- 刃渡りlength of a blade · walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)
- 諸刃の剣double-edged sword
- 凶刃assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
- 片刃single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
- 刃を交えるto cross swords (with)
- 付け焼刃affectation; pretension; thin veneer; hasty preparation · blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
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