Entry
  1. Noun

    naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive)

  2. naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata

    Usually written using kana alone

Also written 長刀【なぎなた】眉尖刀【なぎなた】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

mow down (the enemy)

Kun
な.ぐなぎか.る
On
テイ
Strokes
16
Taught
Jinmeiyō
Radical
grass

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (14)
CodeReference
2-3-13, 2-4-13SKIP code
3k13.8The Kanji Dictionary
4441.4Four corner code
8599Unicode hex code
1-38-69JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4072Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5221New Nelson (John Haig)
3010Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2099Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2353Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2441Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
32121XMorohashi
ti4Pinyin reading
chiKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

sword, saber, knife

Kun
かたなそり
On
トウ
Strokes
2
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1794 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

わき

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
3-1-1, 4-2-1SKIP code
2f0.1The Kanji Dictionary
1722.0Four corner code
3545deroo
5200Unicode hex code
1-37-65JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
665Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
448New Nelson (John Haig)
2926New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3642Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2534Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
83Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
87Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1494A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
12Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
34Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1845Morohashi
181A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
37Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
37Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
289sakade
1088Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
198henshall3
81Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
441Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
177Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
84Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
dao1Pinyin reading
doKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level