刃 = 刀 + 丶

刃 is a Japanese kanji written with 3 strokes, listed here under the keyword “blade”. It is built from 刀 (sword) and 丶 (dot). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 88. It appears as a component in 3 other characters in this index.

Keyword: blade
RTK frame: 88
Strokes: 3
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): ジン, ニン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): は, やいば, き.る
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: лезвие
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 刃 edged tool

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 刃

How to find 刃 without knowing its reading

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

Open 刃 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.