Definition of (かたな)

かた

かたな

katana

noun
1.
(single-edged) sword, katana
2.
dagger, knife
3.
scalpel(only relevant for とう)
4.
chisel, burin, graver(only relevant for とう)
5.
knife money, knife-shaped commodity money used in Zhou dynasty China(only relevant for とう)
See also:刀銭
Other readings:
【とう】
Related Kanji
sword, saber, knife
Example sentences(showing 6 results)

That sword is fit for a prince

かれ
はが
きた
鍛えて
かた
つく
作った
He forged the steel into a sword

だい
江戸時代
武士
かた
ほん
A samurai in the Edo era carried two swords

This sword has a strange history

Their swords clashed

かた
とうてき
投擲
れんしゅ
練習
?」「
"Practising sword throwing?" "It just slipped out of my hands.