Definition of 刀 (かたな)

かたな

刀

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:
刀【とう】
Related Kanji
刀 sword, saber, knife
Example sentences(showing 6 results)

That sword is fit for a prince

かれ
彼
はがね
鋼
きた
鍛えて
かたな
刀
つく
作った
He forged the steel into a sword

えどじだい
江戸時代
、
ぶし
武士
かたな
刀
2
ほん
本
A samurai in the Edo era carried two swords

This sword has a strange history

Their swords clashed

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