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Keyword
sword
Info
Frequency
Top 100-200
Type
Jōyō
?
Shinjitai
?
Kanken
Level 4
Heisig
1801
Old form
劍
Readings
けん
(65%)
つるぎ
(34%)
じあん
だち
Composed of
㑒
consensus
刂
knife
Mnemonic
A
sword
is a
knife
big enough to immediately create
consensus
.
Used in vocabulary (138 in total)
真
しん
剣
けん
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
剣
けん
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
剣
けん
士
し
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
135 more...
Examples (97 in total)
その
声
こえ
はひどく
真
しん
剣
けん
だった。
That voice was terribly serious.
でも、
気
き
持
も
ちは
真
しん
剣
けん
だ。
But my feelings are serious.
実
じっ
際
さい
に
真
しん
剣
けん
を
使
つか
って
戦
たたか
うって
言
い
ってたかな。
I think they said they would actually fight with real swords.
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