Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 短剣(たんけん) in Japanese

短剣
Kana Reading
たんけん
Romaji
tanken
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    short sword; dagger; stiletto
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    hour hand (of a clock)

Examples of 短剣, たんけん in a sentence



Related Kanji

JLPT 1

10 strokes

sabre, sword, blade, clock hand

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: つるぎ

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JLPT 4

12 strokes

short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point

On'Yomi: タン

Kun'Yomi: みじか.い

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