Japanese Dictionary

Find Kanji by radicals

Find Kanji by selecting its radicals below.

1 2 3

5 6

7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14 17

Reading and JLPT level

刀 JLPT 3

Kana Reading

かたな, とう

Romaji

katana, tō

Word Senses

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

(single-edged) sword; katana

Example sentence

「刀の投擲の練習？」「すっぽ抜けただけです」 Practising sword throwing? "It just slipped out of my hands."
Parts of speech

Meaning

dagger; knife

Example sentence

彼は鋼を鍛えて刀を作った。 He forged the steel into a sword.
Parts of speech

Meaning

scalpel

Example sentence

二人の刀がガチッと切りあった。 Their swords clashed.

Examples of 刀, かたな, とう in a sentence

「刀の投擲の練習？」「すっぽ抜けただけです」

Practising sword throwing? "It just slipped out of my hands."
彼は鋼を鍛えて刀を作った。

He forged the steel into a sword.
二人の刀がガチッと切りあった。

Their swords clashed.
江戸時代、武士は刀を２本刺していた。

A samurai in the Edo Era carried two swords.
この刀は不思議ないわれがある。

This sword has a strange history.
その刀は王子にふさわしい。

That sword is fit for a prince.

Related Study Lists

JLPT N3 Study List

Taylor 2013-01-13

いけない , いらっしゃい, いらしゃい , おまえ, おまい, おめえ 1621 Words

亡 , 才 , 与 , 王 , 支 , 欠 341 Kanji

Taylor 2013-01-13

53 subscribers

Japanese Versions of Japanese Words

Snowman 2012-12-12

すし , さしみ , らーめん, らあめん, ラーメン 22 Words

0 Kanji

Snowman 2012-12-12

1 subscribers

有形と無形 (Tangible and Intangible)

ダリウス 2015-06-05

もの, もん , いえ , かお 1487 Words

0 Kanji

ダリウス 2015-06-05

0 subscribers

Kanji in this word

刀 JLPT 1

2 strokes

sword, saber, knife

On'Yomi: トウ

Kun'Yomi: かたな, そり

Learn more

The Nihongo Master Podcast!

Our bi-weekly Japanese language and culture podcast will teach you vocabulary, grammar, fascinating cultural insights about Japan, and introduce you to fascinating Japanese language learning guests!

Listen Now!

Start speaking Japanese today with Nihongo Master! The fun and easy way to learn Japanese online.

With three subscription types to choose from, there's one to fit every student's budget.

Start your free 7-day trial now!