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Keyword
edge (of a knife or sword)
Info
FrequencyTop 900-1000
Type
Jōyō 
?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig88
Readings
は
(65%)
じん
(4%)
ば
(3%)
Composed of
刀
katana
丶
droplet
Mnemonic

The samurai slashed the enemy with the katana, and on the edge of his blade were numerous droplets of blood.

(If you slash someone with a katana it's natural that the edge will get bloody; it's the edge that does the cutting after all.)

Used in kanji (5 in total)
忍
ninja
靭
pliable
劒
???
籾
unhulled rice
1 more...
Used in vocabulary (63 in total)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
edged tool; cutlery
edge of blade
drawn sword; naked sword
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
double-edged sword
assassin's dagger
double-edged; double-edged blade
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
to cross swords (with)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
gleaming sword
bloodshed
suicide by the sword
double-edged; double-edged blade
stab-proof; knife-proof
knife; pointed carver
thin (blade)
sharp, glistening sword
bloodshed
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
double-edged; double-edged blade
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
steel
temper pattern of a sword blade
double-edged; double-edged blade
assassin's dagger
sword blade
knife; pointed carver
suguha; straight temper line (on a sword)
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
double-edged sword
knife; pointed carver
tempered blade
assassin's dagger
kitchen knife for sashimi
sharp sword
to come to bloodshed
(engaging in a) knife fight
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
spare or new razor blade
dull blade(d instrument)
lancet
(with) a flash of a drawn sword; brandishing a sword
kitchen knife for sashimi
round-edged scalpel
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
cutler
sword blade
weapon; (lit.) arrow and sword
to hone one's blade; to sharpen a sword; to scheme; to plot
incredible danger; (lit.) (handing a) sword to an insane person
spare or new razor blade
rectangular-shaped thin-bladed knife (esp. used for vegetables)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
incredible danger; (lit.) (handing a) sword to an insane person
incredible danger; (lit.) (handing a) sword to an insane person
double-edged saw
Examples (3 in total)
This knife has a fine edge and cuts well.
The edge of this knife is sharp and cuts well.
Some animals can be taught to use knives.