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刃 means 'blade'

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Strokes : 3    Frequency: 1555   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-25    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 15 words   Used in 49 words   Used in 63 names   Component in 27 kanji (2 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   ジン
Kun
   は blade
Additional readings
On    ニン
Kun    やいば   きる
Name    ち   と
Components
   ⿹  刀 sword  丶 dot  
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See also
斥 reject  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 刃 is used 5 times, read 2 ways.
Across all words in Japanese, 刃 is used 46 times, read 4 ways (with 2 variations).
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ジン : 11 words FIND ALL
は く じ ん 0
noun
drawn sword; naked sword
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ニン : 3 words FIND ALL
に ん じ ょ う 1
noun
bloodshed
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は : 15 words FIND ALL
は 1
noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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やいば : 3 words FIND ALL
noun
gleaming sword
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は (read as ば) : 13 words FIND ALL
り ょ う ば 0
1. double-edged
noun
2. double-edged blade  (this meaning is restricted to form 両刃)
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は (read as ぱ) : 1 word FIND ALL
せ っ ぱ 1
noun
1. thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword
2. (up to) the hilt; wits' end  (see also: 切羽詰まる)
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An additional 3 less common words include 刃 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1446  Joy o' Kanji : 1446  Key to Kanji: 579 

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刃
ジン   は blade   
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丶
dot   
刀
トウ   かたな sword   
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