Keyword
katana
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig87
Readings
とう
(53%)
(8%)
(1%)
なた
(1%)
Composed of
clothes hanger
slash left
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a handle of a katana.

Used in kanji (29 in total)
part
cut
unravel
first time
Used in vocabulary (190 in total)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
knife blade; sword blade
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
Examples (10 in total)
I want a sword like this!
Where's my sword?
It's a beautiful sword.