刀
knife, saber, sword

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

トウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

かたなそり

Nanori (名乗り)

きちとわき

Stroke Order

2 / 2

Information

Grade:2
Strokes:2
JLPT:1
Frequency:1794

Vocabulary

トウ

WordReadingMeaning
小刀ショウトウ(small) knife; short sword; small sword
単刀直入タントウチョクニュウstraight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
短刀タントウshort sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
竹刀チクトウbamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
刀剣トウケンsword; dagger; knife; bayonet

Other

WordReadingMeaning
剃刀かみそりrazor
剃刀かみすりrazor
剃刀そりrazor
剃刀カミソリrazor
刀かたなsword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; graver; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

力
bear up, exert, power, strain, strength, strong
Grade 1JLPT 4
万
10,000, ten thousand
Grade 2JLPT 5
刃
blade, edge, sword
Grade 8JLPT 1
分
1%, chances, degree, duty, know, minute of time, one's lot, part, rate, segment, shaku/100, share, understand
Grade 2JLPT N/A
匁
(kokuji), 3.75 grams, monme
Grade 9JLPT 1
切
be sharp, cut, cutoff
Grade 2JLPT 4
幼
childhood, infancy
Grade 6JLPT 2
辺
border, boundary, environs, vicinity
Grade 4JLPT 2
加
Canada, add, addition, include, increase, join
Grade 4JLPT 3
功
achievement, credit, honor, merits, success
Grade 4JLPT 1