16 strokes
Kentei exam level 1

sword

Kun'yomi
  • sword (esp. a large, double-edged one) ②bayonet ③swordsmanship ④stinger
On'yomi
  • sword (esp. a large, double-edged one) ②bayonet ③swordsmanship ④stinger

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

sword
ケン つるぎ (Kentei 1)
all
セン みな (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

References

Unicode hex code 5292
JIS X 0208 1-49-90
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 519
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1905
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2401
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2243
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2f8.5
Four corner code 8782.0