けん
Meanings
Noun
1. sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
2. bayonet
when read as "けん"
3. swordsmanship
when read as "けん"
4. stinger; ovipositor; dart
when read as "けん"
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (65 in total)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
sword play; samurai drama
rough scolding; upbraiding; tongue-lashing; dressing-down
point of a sword
great swordsman; master fencer
stegosaur (any dinosaur of infraorder Stegosauria)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
sword that cuts iron
life-taking sword; sword used to kill
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
(calamity of) perishing by the sword; being wounded by the sword
sword shape
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
holy sword; sacred sword
magic sword; cursed sword
large sword; long sword
master swordsman
to draw a sword
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
sword skills; swordsmanship
bokken; wooden sword
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
gladiator
to cross swords (with)
bayonet; guns and swords
fencer; swordsman
fencer; swordsman
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
sword belt
famous sword; excellent sword
way of the sword; swordsmanship
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
secret swordsmanship (of a specific school); secret traditions of fencing
sword possessing mystical powers; virtuous sword
swordsmith
sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (tapered, unlike a regular nata)
to wear a sword at one's side
kendo gi; kendo uniform
wearing a sword
sword-shaped
sharp sword
sword of Damocles
life-saving sword (a killing sword may be a sword of life depending on how it is used)
rim of a volcano (esp. Mt. Fuji); wrestling ring; dire or risky situation with no room for error; sink-or-swim position
bronze sword
sole sword; unarmed but for a sword
double-edged sword
Western sword (esp. sabre)
sacred sword and jewels (imperial regalia)
cyclops (any minute crustacean of genus Cyclops)
jūkenbō; "body, sword and staff" techniques in martial arts
honey in one's mouth but a razor in one's belt
to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing
to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing
to not be getting with the times; to be unaware that things are changing
keystone
fencer; swordsman
Examples (7 in total)
He was killed with a sword.
My sword is my life.
He bought a shield and a sword.