刀

sword

Stroke count: 2

Readings

On readingトウ

Kun readingかたな、そり

Popular Usage

Radical

Mnemonic (RtK)

ⓘ

dagger (刀)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 87

Compound words

一刀いっとう

sword

一刀彫りいっとうぼり

one-knife carving

一刀両断いっとうりょうだん

cutting in two with a single stroke

印刀いんとう

seal-engraving knife

円刃刀えんじんとう

round-edged scalpel

快刀かいとう

sharp sword

快刀乱麻かいとうらんま

solving a problem swiftly and skillfully

懐刀ふところがたな

dagger

Stroke Order

2 strokes