かい
快
とう
刀
らん
乱
ま
麻
　
を
た
断
　
つ

expression, Godan verb

  1. to cut the Gordian knot.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かい
快
とう
刀
らん
乱
ま
麻
　
を
た
断
　
つ
 快刀乱麻を断つ かいとうらんまをたつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

cheerful, pleasant, agreeable
カイ　こころよ.い　よし (5th, N2)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン　こころ
decide, determine, archery glove
カイ　ケツ　ケチ (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ　おお-　た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
sword, saber, knife
かたな　トウ　ち (2nd, N1)
riot, war, disorder
ラン　みだ.れる　ロン (6th, N2)
tongue, reed, clapper
した　ゼツ (5th, N1)
thousand
セン　ち　かず (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
the latter, duplicate, strange
おと-　オツ　イツ (8th, N1)
hemp, flax, numb
あさ　マ　あ (9th, N1)
dotted cliff radical (no. 53)
ゲン (Kentei 1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン　かりがね (Kentei 1)
grove, forest
リン　はやし　し (1st, N2)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
severance, decline, refuse
ダン　ことわ.る　た.つ (5th, N3)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
axe, 1.32 lb, catty
キン (8th, N1)