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剣

Kanji 剣: meaning "Sabre, Sword, Blade", readings, stroke order

The kanji 剣 means "Sabre, Sword, Blade". On'yomi: ケン; kun'yomi: つるぎ. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
Sabre, Sword, Blade
On'yomi
ケン
Kun'yomi
つるぎ
Strokes
10
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
劍 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 剣

  • 真剣 しんけん — Serious / earnest
  • 真剣 しんけん — Serious / earnest

Stroke order · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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