斬

11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 11th grade

beheading, kill, murder

Kun'yomi
  • きる
    		to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)
On'yomi
  • ザン
    		beheading
  • サン
  • セン
  • ゼン

Main Radical

斤(KanXi) 車(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

きる 92.5%
ザンサン 7.5%

Character Breakdown

beheading, kill, murder
き.る　ザン　セン (11th)
car
シャ　くるま　くら (1st, N5)
span, range, extend over
わた.る　コウ　わたる (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
daybreak, dawn, morning
タン　あき.らか　あきら (11th, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン　シ　ジョ
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)

Contained In

塹 嶄 慙 慚 暫 槧 漸 鏨

Common Words

き
斬
　
る
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)
ひと
人
き
斬
　
り
assassination
ざん
斬
げき
撃
slash
つじ
辻
ぎ
斬
　
り
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
き
斬
　
り
あ
合
　
い
crossing swords
ため
試
　
し
ぎ
斬
　
り
trying out a new sword or blade (originally on someone, but now on soaked straw targets)
き
斬
　
り
　
か
　
か
　
る
to assault with a sword
ひゃく
百
にん
人
ぎ
斬
　
り
slaying 100 enemies with one's sword ②bedding 100 people
き
斬
　
り
す
捨
　
て
ご
御
めん
免
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
　
メ
　
ッ
　
タ
ぎ
斬
　
り
hacking to pieces
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References

Unicode hex code 65AC
JIS X 0208 1-27-34
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4613
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2384
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1482
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1874
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1347
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2092
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1215
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13555
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1923
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7c4.2
Four corner code 5202.1
De Roo Code 1554