利剣

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
けん
Grade: S
Alternative spelling
利劍 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) けん [rìkéń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲikẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

()(けん) • (riken

  1. A sharp sword.
    • 1632, Diego Collado, Dictionarium Sive Thesauri Linguae Iaponicae Compendium:
      Enſis acutus: eſpada aguda: riqen.
      Enſis acutus: eſpada aguda: riqen.
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