Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high
JLPT level: N1
1305 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 10
Meaning: sabre, sword, blade, clock hand
Kunyomi: つるぎ
Onyomi: ケン
Composition: 㑒 刂
Radical: 刀
Meaning: knife, sword
Reading: かたな
Frequency: 377
Alternative forms:
剣 (ケン) sword (esp. a large, double-edged one), blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart
剣士 (ケンシ) swordsman, swordswoman, fencer
銃剣 (ジュウケン) bayonet, guns and swords
刀剣 (トウケン) sword, dagger, knife, bayonet
剣 (けん) sword (esp. a large, double-edged one), blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart
剣の舞 (つるぎのまい) Sabre Dance
月の剣 (つきのつるぎ) new moon, crescent moon
草薙の剣 (くさなぎのつるぎ) Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia), grass-mowing sword