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剣 = 㑒 + 刀

剣 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “saber”. It is built from 㑒 (awl) and 刀 (sword). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1801.

Keyword
saber
RTK frame
1801
Strokes
10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ケン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
つるぎ
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
sabre, сабля
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
剣 sword

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 㑒 awl
  2. 刀 sword

How to find 剣 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “awl” + “sword”. 剣 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 剣 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.