15 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1

sword

Kun'yomi
  • sword (esp. a large, double-edged one) ②bayonet ③swordsmanship ④stinger
On'yomi
  • sword (esp. a large, double-edged one) ②bayonet ③swordsmanship ④stinger

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

sword
ケン つるぎ (Kentei 1)
all
セン みな (Kentei 1)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
knife, standing sword radical (no. 18)
トウ

References

Unicode hex code 528D
JIS X 0208 1-49-88
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 708
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 514
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1903
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2397
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1679
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2674
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 2228
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2f8.5
Four corner code 8280.0