# 刀 sword

★★★☆☆
2 strokes
ILL PAIR PK SOLO SYMBOLIC MR
刀 is SYMBOLIC about 33% of the time - not just meaning "sword" but 'divide' too.

## Mutants

| leftsword
| rightsword

## Onyomi

## Mnemonic

## Kunyomi

かたな | samurai sword ★★★☆☆

## Jukugo

剃刀(かみそり) | a razor ★☆☆☆☆ FP 1/2 KANA

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
刀 | sword | NO HEAD |
力 | strong | HEAD |
九 | the number 9 | HOOK ON BOTTOM |

"I got the STRENGTH to lift the sword UP OVER MY HEAD ."
She hung suspended from 9 HOOKS in her back.

## Used In

- 劇
- 切
- 召
- 分
- 剤
- 罰
- 刃
- 力
- 刊
- 拐
- 辺
- 利
- 副
- 初
- 到
- 貿
- 判
- 前
- 別
- 列
- 剖
- 契
- 割
- 刷
- 則
- 刺
- 制
- 刑
- 解
- 刻
- 帰
- 削
- 留
- 創
- 剰
- 券
- 剣