Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1763 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 3
Meaning: blade, sword, edge
Kunyomi: は, やいば, き.る
Onyomi: ジン, ニン
Composition: 刀 丶
Radical: 刀
Meaning: knife, sword
Reading: かたな
Frequency: 377
Alternative forms:
兵刃 (ヘイジン) sword blade
刀刃 (トウジン) sword blade
刃傷 (ニンジョウ) bloodshed
刃傷沙汰 (ニンジョウザタ) bloodshed
刃 (は) edge (of a knife or sword), blade, prong (of an electrical plug)
鋼 (はがね) steel, sword steel, sword
諸刃 (もろは) double-edged (e.g. sword blade), double-beveled (e.g. kitchen knife), double-edged blade
抜き刃 (ぬきは) die blade, cutting die
刃 (やいば) blade, sword, forged blade, wavy pattern on forged blades, sharpness, unhulled rice
刃を交える (やいばをまじえる) to cross swords (with)
鬼滅の刃 (きめつのやいば) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (manga, anime)
氷の刃 (こおりのやいば) gleaming sword