3 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

blade, sword, edge

Kun'yomi
  • edge (of a knife or sword) ②prong (of an electrical plug)
  • blade ②forged blade ③sharpness ④unhulled rice
On'yomi
  • ジン
  • ニン
Nanori

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

96.8%
ジン 2.5%
やいば 0.5%
ニン 0.2%

Character Breakdown

blade, sword, edge
は ジン やいば (9th, N1)
sword, saber, knife
かたな トウ ち (2nd, N1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

edge (of a knife or sword) ②prong (of an electrical plug)
tempered blade
double-edged (e.g. sword blade) ②double-edged blade
nick in a blade (sword, knife)
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
edge of blade
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
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References

Unicode hex code 5203
JIS X 0208 1-31-47
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 152
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 449
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2929
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3646
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1860
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1107
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 1850
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1413
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1502
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1089
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1014
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1774
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 178
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 85
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 0a3.22
Four corner code 1742.0
De Roo Code 3545