刀
かたな
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Noun
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana- scalpel
- chisel; burin; graver
- knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
Example sentences
綺麗な刀だな。
That's a beautiful sword.
俺の刀はどこだ？
Where's my sword?
こんな刀が欲しい！
I want a sword like this!
-
He forged the steel into a sword.
-
That sword is fit for a prince.
More examples (8)
-
Their swords clashed.
-
This sword has a strange history.
-
A samurai in the Edo era carried two swords.
-
"Practising sword throwing?" "It just slipped out of my hands."
-
Swinging their swords with two hands, the warriors bravely battled their enemies to the end.
-
A boy with a toy sword is leaning against the o-hyakudo-ishi, the stone of a hundredfold prayers.
剣道では、竹でできた刀のような棒をそれぞれ身に着けた2人が試合します。
Kendo involves dueling between two people who are each equipped with a sword-like stave made of bamboo.
居合道とは、座っているとき、歩行しているときに、敵からふいに襲撃された際、鞘ばなれの一刀で敵を倒す刀法である。
Iaido is a form of swordsmanship in which one strikes down an attacking opponent with one blow of the sword quickly drawn out of its sheath, whether the practitioner is sitting or walking.