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sword 刀
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As radical often simplified to:刂
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Used in these characters:
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切
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JLPT 4Joyo 2 |
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| cut
kiru, SETSU, SAI
七
刀
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Left: seven 七, right: sword 刀
Seven swords cut.
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刀
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JLPT 3Joyo 2 |
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katana, TŌ
刀
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Image of a sword
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分
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JLPT 5Joyo 2 |
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| share, portion, divide, minute, understand
wakaru, BUN, FUN, BU
刀
分
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Top: eight 八, below: sword 刀 (Alternatively: See the 'eight 八' as one object 一 shattered by the sword into parts.)
Eight swords to divide the time into minutes and to understand.
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初
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| first, new, beginning
hatsu, hajime, SHO
刀
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Left: clothes 衣, right: sword 刀
He wears these clothes and a sword for the first time.
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辺
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JLPT 3Joyo 4 |
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| environs, vicinity, neighborhood
atari, be, HEN
辶
刀
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Left: movement 辶, right: sword 刀
What the movement of a sword can reach, is in the environs.
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解
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| explanation, untie, unravel, solution
toku, KAI, GE
角
刀
牛
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Left: corner, horn 角, right: sword 刀 and cow 牛
A horn was cut by a sword from the cow: Do you have an explanation?
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券
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JLPT 2Joyo 5 |
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| ticket, coupon, pass, token
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At top the guard person 龹 known from: barrier, checkpoint 関 (= person 人 with raised arms 丷 and two barrier bars 二), below: sword 刀
The border guard has a sword to cut your ticket.
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喫
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| consume, eat&drink, receive, ingest
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Left: mouth 口, right: pledge, promise 契 (tally stick  , [pairwise marked sticks were distributed at the conclusion and joined again after implementation of an agreement] - Cut into a tally stick with a sword 刀 in big 大 letters: the pledge)
The mouth promises to eat and drink.
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契
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| pledge, promise, vow
chigiru, KEI
刀
大
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Top: tally stick , (pairwise marked sticks were distributed at the conclusion and joined again after implementation of an agreement), sword 刀, below: big 大
Cut into a tally stick with a sword in big letters: a pledge.
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召
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JLPT 2Joyo 7 |
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| summon, call someone (respectfully), to send for
mesu, SHŌ
口
召
刀
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Top: sword 刀, below: mouth 口
Use sword and mouth to summon / call together.
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刃
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| blade, sword, edge
ha, yaiba, JIN
刀
刃
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Sword 刀 with a emphasis 丶
The emphasis at the sword marks its blade.
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窃
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JLPT 1Joyo 7 |
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| to steal, stealth, secret, hushed
nusumu, hisoka, SETSU
穴
七
刀
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Top: hole, cavity 穴 (It is covered 宀 and a narrowing path 八 leads into the cave.), below: cut 切 (with seven 七 swords 刀)
The hole was cut for stealing.
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那
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JLPT -Joyo 7 |
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Left: sword 刀 with two marks 二, right: village ⻏ [The character: blade 刃 is a sword with a mark 丶]
A double-edged sword in the village: what's that?
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