刀 (かたな) — sword, katana
刀
sword
Frequency #3000
Frequency rank among common Japanese words. Lower number = more common.
Grade 2
1 character
noun
katana
かたな
Pitch高低アクセント — Tokyo-dialect pitch accent. The number is the drop position: 0 = heiban (no drop), 1 = atamadaka (drops after 1st mora), N = drops after Nth mora. The line above each mora marks high pitch; below, low.
かたな[3] odaka 尾高
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Meanings
- sword
- katana
Usage examples
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刀を持つ人の近くに、洋服を着た人が立っています。
Katana o motsu hito no chikaku ni, youfuku o kita hito ga tatte imasu.
A person in Western clothes stands near someone carrying a sword.
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