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刀 means 'sword'

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Strokes : 2    Radical number: 18    Frequency: 796   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-6    Grade: 2   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 39 words   Used in 159 words   Used in 233 names   Component in 230 kanji (35 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   トウ
Kun
   かたな sword
Additional readings
Kun    そり
Name    き   ち   と   わき
Variants
刂  
Notes
Find the swords tucked inside ultra-common kanji such as 前 (before) and 別 (separated).
See also
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 刀 is used 2 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 刀 is used 138 times, read 2 ways (with 4 variations).
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トウ : 87 words FIND ALL
と う け ん 0
Most common form: とうけん
noun
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
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トウ (read as どう) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
thee core professions (learned and practiced by overseas Chinese due to their permanent demand: food preparation, construction, hairdressing)
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かたな : 11 words FIND ALL
か た な 3 か た な 2
noun
1. (single-edged) sword; katana
2. dagger; knife  (archaic)
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かたな (read as がたな) : 14 words FIND ALL
こ が た な 0
noun
small knife; short sword
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と: 3 words. FIND ALL
noun
Jurchen pirate tribe who invaded Tsushima in 1019  (originally from Korean 'doe')
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ち: 22 words. FIND ALL
す け だ ち 0
assistance (in a fight); seconds (in a fight); backing, support
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An additional 力 less common words include 刀 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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More information
Wiktionary ⇗ | Unicode.org ⇗ | Google Japan ⇗ | Hanziyuan etymology ⇗
Additional data
Henshall: 198 (originally: 181)  Joy o' Kanji : 181  Key to Kanji: 796 

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刀
トウ   かたな sword   
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