READING  ケン、つるぎ
MEANING  sabre
JLPT level N1 (full info & stroke order)
 
Words/compounds
しんけん
seriousness, earnestness, real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon) (practise)
けんしこ
saber-toothed tiger (sabre)
たんけん
dagger, hour hand
けんどう
kendo (lit: way of the sword), swordmanship, fencing
 
Example sentences
真剣
彼は物事を真剣に考え過ぎる傾向にある。
He tends to consider things too much earnestly.
剣歯虎
剣歯虎が絶滅したのは氷河時代であった。
It was during the ice age that the saber-toothed tiger became extinct.
短剣
短剣だけで武装して、彼は攻撃してきた5人を皆追い払った。
Armed only with a short sword, he drove off all five of his attackers.
 
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