Moto 刀 (かたな)sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel
- sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katananoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- scalpelnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- chisel; burin; gravernoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 刀
Words that share its kanji
- 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
- 剃刀かみそりrazor
- 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
- 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
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