# 刃 blade

刀 (sword) + 丶 (dot)
★☆☆☆☆
3 strokes
ILL PAIR

## Onyomi

JIN | Don't fuck with blades when you are twisted on GIN.

## Mnemonic

| 刃 is basically sword, which is bisecting a little line, which we'll think of as a FINGER for the purposes of the following mnemonic: My sword blade is cutting a finger in half. What did I just say about too much gin?

## Kunyomi

は | BOOBOO: not a knife or sword - the BLADE or the SHARP EDGE of one. Remember, swords don't kill people, 刃s kill people. ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

刃物(はもの) | edged weapon.or kitchen cutlery ★☆☆☆☆ KUNKUN 刃 (blade) + 物 (animal / thing) = 刃物 (edged weapon.or kitchen cutlery )

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
刃 | blade | SWORD | 刀
丸 | round | HOOK |

Blade comes from the SWORD radical, which makes sense.

'Round' comes from 9, which has a HOOK on the right side. (the right side of blade turns outwards).

So you can say, "I can hang nine round donuts on the HOOK."

## Used In

- 忍