Jisho

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10 strokes
Radical:
knife, sword 刀 (刂)
Parts:
Variants:
sabre, sword, blade, clock hand
Kun:
つるぎ
On:
ケン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1305 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 剣 【ケン】 sword (esp. a large, double-edged one), blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart
  • 剣士 【ケンシ】 swordsman, swordswoman, fencer
  • 銃剣 【ジュウケン】 bayonet, guns and swords
  • 刀剣 【トウケン】 sword, dagger, knife, bayonet

Kun reading compounds

  • 剣 【けん】 sword (esp. a large, double-edged one), blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart
  • 剣の舞 【つるぎのまい】 Sabre Dance
  • 月の剣 【つきのつるぎ】 new moon, crescent moon
  • 草薙の剣 【くさなぎのつるぎ】 Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia), grass-mowing sword

Readings

Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
jian4
Korean:
geom

Spanish

  • sable
  • espada
  • hoja de espada

Portuguese

  • sabre
  • espada
  • lâmina
  • ponteiro de relógio

French

  • sabre
  • épée
  • lame
  • aiguille de montre
1214 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1248 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
696 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1436 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1095 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1151 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
879 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
900 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
791 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
198 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2104 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1096 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1493 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1687 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
2076 Morohashi
1672 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
498 New Nelson (John Haig)
1671 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1801 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1310 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
2843 2001 Kanji
2f8.5 The Kanji Dictionary
1-8-2 SKIP code
8250.0 Four corner code
1-23-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5263 Unicode hex code

14 strokes
Radical:
pig
Parts:
overpowering, great, powerful, excelling, Australia
Kun:
えら.い
On:
ゴウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1104 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 豪 【ゴウ】 Australia
  • 剛 【ゴウ】 strength, toughness, bravery, boldness
  • 強豪 【キョウゴウ】 overwhelming strength, extremely strong person, powerhouse, very strong player, very strong team
  • 古豪 【コゴウ】 veteran, old-timer, experienced person

Kun reading compounds

  • 偉い 【えらい】 great, excellent, admirable, commendable, laudable, honorable, wonderful, outstanding, extraordinary, distinguished, important, high-ranking, powerful, eminent, famous, awful, terrible, serious, tremendous, great, mighty, severe, tiring, tough, hard, very, extremely

Readings

Japanese names:
こう、 ご、 すぐる、 たけ、 たけし、 ひで、 まさる
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
hao2
Korean:
ho

Spanish

  • avasallador
  • poderoso
  • vigoroso
  • sobresaliente

Portuguese

  • predominar
  • grande
  • poderoso
  • superação
  • Austrália

French

  • écrasant
  • grand
  • puissant
  • éminent
  • Australie
1271 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
898 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
329 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1377 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1775 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
2177 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1671 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1786 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1277 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1719 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2657 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1355 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1838 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
549 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36406 Morohashi
2140 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5749 New Nelson (John Haig)
543 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
582 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1730 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
451 2001 Kanji
2j12.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-12 SKIP code
0023.2 Four corner code
1-25-75 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8c6a Unicode hex code