Entry
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

    single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)

    see 諸刃see もろは・1

    鋭い舌は絶えず用いることによって、ますます鋭利になる片刃の道具である。
    A sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

one-sided, leaf, sheet, right-side kata radical (no. 91)

Kun
かた-かた
On
ヘン
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1076 of 2500
Radical
slice
WaniKani
Level 39

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
4-4-4, 3-3-1SKIP code
2j2.5The Kanji Dictionary
2202.7Four corner code
1254deroo
7247Unicode hex code
1-42-50JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2842Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3525New Nelson (John Haig)
3461New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4272Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2158Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2910Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1212Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1297Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
905A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
82Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
937Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
19813Morohashi
969A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1045Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1088Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
724Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
980henshall3
833Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1143Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1287Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1220Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
pian4, pian1Pinyin reading
pyeonKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
39WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

blade, sword, edge

Kun
やいばき.る
On
ジンニン
Strokes
3
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1763 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 44

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
3-1-2, 4-3-1SKIP code
0a3.22The Kanji Dictionary
1742.0, 1732.0Four corner code
3545deroo
5203Unicode hex code
1-31-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
152Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
449New Nelson (John Haig)
2929New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3646Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1860Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2537Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
84Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
88Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1526A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1107Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1850Morohashi
1446A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1413Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1502Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1089Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1014Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1774Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
178Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
85Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ren4Pinyin reading
inKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
44WaniKani level