Vocab Info

N1 Noun

(けん)sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword), sabre, saber, blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      sword (esp. a large, double-edged one), blade

    2. Noun

      2.

      bayonet

      Only applies to けん
    3. Noun

      3.

      swordsmanship

      Only applies to けん
    4. Noun

      4.

      stinger, ovipositor, dart

      Zoology, Only applies to けん

    All Forms

    剣 【けん】剣 【つるぎ】劒 【けん】劒 【つるぎ】劍 【けん】劍 【つるぎ】

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      あの剣士(けんし)(つね)(けん)携帯(けいたい)しています。

      That swordsman always carries a sword with him. {sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword), sabre, saber, blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart}

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      被害(ひがい)(しゃ)(けん)でお(なか)()されて()んでいました。

      The victim was stabbed in the stomach with a sword and had died. {sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword), sabre, saber, blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart}

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      (けん)(かたな)(ちが)いは、(けん)両刃(りょうば)(かたな)片刃(かたは)であることだ。

      The difference between a sword and a sabre is that a sword has two edges, while a sabre has one. {sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword), sabre, saber, blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart}

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      あの武将(ぶしょう)(けん)()いたが最後(さいご)(ねら)われた(もの)(いのち)()いに(ひと)しいです。

      Once that warrior draws his sword, the life of the targeted person is as good as gone. {sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword), sabre, saber, blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart}

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      相手(あいて)(けん)(おさ)めているからといってこちらを(おそ)わないというわけではない。

      Just because the opponent has sheathed their sword does not mean they won't attack us. {sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword), sabre, saber, blade, bayonet, swordsmanship, stinger, ovipositor, dart}

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