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刀

Level IX of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1163 / 2,608

Sword

On’yomi
とう
Kun’yomi
かたな
Radical
刀 Knife (Kangxi 18)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 偵 (Spy), less common than 嬉 (Glad).

The character 刀 (sword) looks like a curved blade with a sharp edge — the sweeping stroke of a samurai sword.

In words

刀 かたな sword,saber,knife,engraving toolN3
剃刀 かみそり razorN2

刀 is rank 1163 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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