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: 僉 刂
Radical: 刀
Meaning: knife, sword
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
剣の山 （つるぎのやま） mountain of swords, mountain in hell covered in swords (with their tips pointing upward)
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
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: 僉 刂
Radical: 刀
Meaning: knife, sword
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
剣の山 （つるぎのやま） mountain of swords, mountain in hell covered in swords (with their tips pointing upward)
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