Vocab Info

N1 Noun

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

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    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 his sword with him.

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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 found dead, stabbed in the stomach by a sword .

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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 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)(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 warlord draws his sword, his target's life is as good as gone.

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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 doesn't mean they won't attack.

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