単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#5,714 most used

剣

けん1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

sword

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Tom drew the sword.

from Tatoeba · tommy_san

IN OTHER SENTENCES

He exchanged a plough for a sword.

from Tatoeba

MEANINGS

1

sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

bayonet

noun

3

swordsmanship

noun

4

stinger; ovipositor; dart

noun

SOUNDS THE SAME

件matter; affair; caseけん
兼cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); at the same timeけん · not in tangoya
券ticket; coupon; bondけん · not in tangoya
腱tendonけん

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#5,714 most used

Written剣、劒、劍

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium