# 刀 — katana; single-edged blade

刀 means “katana; single-edged blade”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 2 strokes. On'yomi: トウ (tou). Kun'yomi: かたな (katana), そり (sori). You'll see it in words such as 刀 (katana, “sword; katana”).

- Meaning: katana; single-edged blade
- On'yomi: トウ (tou)
- Kun'yomi: かたな (katana), そり (sori)
- Strokes: 2
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Conflict & rivalry 6

## Words with 刀

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 刀 | かたな (katana) | sword; katana |

## Don't confuse it with

[力](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/power/) · [万](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/ten-thousand/) · [方](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/direction/) · [九](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/nine/) · [男](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/man/)

## More in the “Conflict & rivalry 6” set

[刀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/katana/) · [弓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bow-archery/) · [伐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fell-trees/) · [遮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/block/) · [挫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sprain/) · [屯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/barracks/) · [曹](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sergeant/) · [尉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/military-officer/)

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