The kanji 刀: meaning, readings and stroke order

刀

Meaning: sword
On reading: トウ tou
Kun reading: かたな katana
Strokes: 2
Radical: 刀 knife, sword
Level: Level 2 · grade 2

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: thanh kiếm (đao)
Japanese: かたな。
Korean: 칼 (도)
Chinese: 刀剑

Readings, words and example sentences

トウ tou · on reading

木ぼく刀とう
wooden sword
木ぼく刀とうでけいこをします。
We practice with wooden swords.

かたな katana · kun reading

刀かたな
sword
古い 刀かたなを見に行きました。
I went to see an old sword.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.