KANJI: TOU katana sori ki chi to waki (sword, knife)

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Character Etymology:

A pictograph of a knife.

A Listing of All On-Yomi and Kun-Yomi Readings:

on-yomi: TOU
kun-yomi: katana sori ki chi to waki

Nanori Readings:

Nanori: none

English Definitions:

1. TOU, katana: sword, knife

Character Index Numbers:

New Nelson: 448
Henshall: 181

Unicode Encoded Version:

刀

Unicode Encoded Compound Examples:

刀圭 (toukei): doctor
刀匠 (toushou): swordsmith
刀自 (touji): lady, matron, mistress, housekeeper

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