剣

Sword

Also: Sabre, Blade, Clock Hand

On'yomi

  • けん ken

Kun'yomi

  • つるぎ tsurugi
Stroke count
10
Radical
刀 knife · Kangxi radical 18
JLPT level
N1
School grade
Secondary school

剣 has 10 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 刀 (knife), number 18. Hashidari places it at JLPT N1. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N1 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji