剣
けん
Also written つるぎ, 劍, 劒
Meanings
- Noun sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
- bayonet
- swordsmanship
- stinger; ovipositor; dart
Kanji
- 剣 sword. Read as ケン.
Example sentences
- ペンは剣よりも強し。
The pen is mightier than the sword. - 彼は剣で殺された。
He was killed with a sword. - 我らの頭上に荒れ狂う砂と剣の煌きは、まるで夜空に降り注ぐ流星の如し。
The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky. - トムは剣を抜いた。
Tom drew the sword. - 私の剣は私の命です。
My sword is my life.
Common phrases
- 剣を持つ
- 剣を抜く (つるぎをぬく) to draw a sword
- 剣を振るう
- 剣を使う
- 剣を取る
- 剣を刺す
- 剣を帯びる (けんをおびる) to wear a sword at one's side
- 剣を交える (けんをまじえる) to cross swords (with)
- 長い剣
Words containing 剣
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