Moto 刀: Sword; Saber; KnifeKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- トウ
- Kun'yomi
- かたな、そり
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 185 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (トウ)
- 一刀いっとうsword; blade
- 一刀両断いっとうりょうだんcutting in two with a single stroke
- 刀剣とうけんsword; dagger
- 単刀直入たんとうちょくにゅうstraight to the point; point-blank
- 執刀しっとうperforming a surgical operation
- 宝刀ほうとうtreasured sword
- 木刀ぼくとうwooden sword
- 短刀たんとうshort sword; knife
- 一刀彫りいっとうぼりone-knife carving
- 一足一刀いっそくいっとうdistance in sword combat where approaching one more step allows hitting one's opponent
- 両刀りょうとうtwo swords
- 両刀づかいりょうとうづかいdouble-sword fencing; two-sword fencer
- 両刀使いりょうとうづかいdouble-sword fencing; two-sword fencer
- 両刀遣いりょうとうづかいdouble-sword fencing; two-sword fencer
- 二刀流にとうりゅうtwo-sword school; style of fencing with one sword in each hand
- 伝家の宝刀でんかのほうとうone's last resort; trump card
- 伝家の宝刀を抜くでんかのほうとうをぬくto employ one's secret weapon; to play one's trump card
- 作刀さくとうJapanese sword making
- 佩刀はいとうwearing a sword; sword one is wearing
- 偃月刀えんげつとうscimitar
- 儀刀ぎとうceremonial sword
- 儀礼刀ぎれいとうceremonial sword
- 入刀にゅうとうcutting the cake (at a wedding)
- 円刃刀えんじんとうround-edged scalpel
- 刀を帯びるとうをおびるto wear a sword
- 刀下とうかunder the sword
- 刀刃とうじんsword blade
- 刀剣商とうけんしょうsword dealer
- 刀創とうそうsword wound; sword cut
- 刀匠とうしょうswordsmith
- 刀圭とうけいdoctor
- 刀圭家とうけいかdoctor
- 刀子とうすsmall knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like
- 刀室とうしつscabbard
- 刀尖とうせんtip of a sword
- 刀工とうこうswordsmith; swordmaker
- 刀布とうふbronze currency of ancient China (some pieces shaped like spades and others like opened straight razors)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 刀かたなsword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
- 小刀こがたな(small) knife
- 懐刀ふところがたなdagger; stiletto
- おっとり刀おっとりがたなmaking great haste, having been caught off guard; scurrying unprepared
- 刀の手前かたなのてまえsamurai's face
- 刀を差すかたなをさすto wear a sword
- 刀を打つかたなをうつto temper a sword; to forge a sword
- 刀傷かたなきずsword wound; sword cut
- 刀懸けかたなかけsword rack
- 刀折れ矢尽きてかたなおれやつきてhaving exhausted every available means; having broken one's sword and exhausted one's arrows
- 刀折れ矢尽きるかたなおれやつきるto exhaust all one's options
- 刀持ちかたなもちswordbearer
- 刀掛けかたなかけsword rack
Other readings
- 剃刀かみそりrazor
- 大刀たちlong sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword
- 太刀たちlong sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword
- 太刀打ちたちうちcrossing swords
- 日本刀にほんとうJapanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
- 竹刀しないbamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
- オッカムの剃刀オッカムのかみそりOccam's razor; Ockham's razor
- ハンロンの剃刀ハンロンのかみそりHanlon's razor ("Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity")
- 一太刀ひとたちstroke of sword
- 刀伊といJurchen pirate tribe who invaded Tsushima in 1019
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