Vocab Info

N1 Noun

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

    Dictionary Definition

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    1. Noun

      1. 1.

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

      2. 2.

        bayonet

        Only applies to けん

      3. 3.

        swordsmanship

        Only applies to けん

      4. 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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      • ん

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    Examples

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      あの剣士(けんし)は常(つね)に剣(けん)を携帯(けいたい)しています。

      That swordsman always carries his sword with him.

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      被害(ひがい)者(しゃ)は剣(けん)でお腹(なか)を刺(さ)されて死(し)んでいました。

      The victim was stabbed found dead, stabbed in the stomach by a sword .

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      剣(けん)と刀(かたな)の違(ちが)いは、剣(けん)は両刃(りょうば)、刀(かたな)は片刃(かたは)であることだ。

      The difference between a sword and a katana is that a sword has two edges, while a katana has only one.

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      あの武将(ぶしょう)が剣(けん)を抜(ぬ)いたが最後(さいご)、狙(ねら)われた者(もの)の命(いのち)は無(な)いに等(ひと)しいです。

      Once that warlord draws his sword, his target's life is as good as gone.

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

      Just because the opponent has sheathed their sword doesn't mean they won't attack.

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