2 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N1
sword, saber, knife
Kun'yomi
か た な sword (esp. Japanese single-edged) ②scalpel ③chisel ④knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China) そり
On'yomi
ト ウ sword (esp. Japanese single-edged) ②scalpel ③chisel ④knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
Nanori
き ち と わき
Character Breakdown
Common Words
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged) ②scalpel ③chisel ④knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai) ②straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier) ③guandao
References
| Unicode hex code | 5200 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-37-65 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 665 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 448 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 2926 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 3642 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1857 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 2534 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 83 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 87 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1494 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 12 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 34 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 1845 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 181 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 37 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 37 |
| Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese | 289 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1088 |
| Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. | 198 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 81 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 441 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 177 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 84 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 2f0.1 |
| Four corner code | 1722.0 |
| De Roo Code | 3545 |