Word Meaning 快刀

かいとう kaitou

快刀 is read as かいとう (kaitou) and means sharp sword.

Meaning

English

sharp sword

Reading

Kana

かいとう

Romaji

kaitou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 129160 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

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快刀乱麻を断つ

かいとうらんまをたつ

to cut the Gordian knot

快刀乱麻

かいとうらんま

solving a problem swiftly and skillfully

快挙

かいきょ

brilliant achievement

快諾

かいだく

ready consent

快楽主義

かいらくしゅぎ

hedonism

快楽主義者

かいらくしゅぎしゃ

hedonist

快進撃

かいしんげき

steady advance

快弁

かいべん

eloquence

快気炎

かいきえん

flamboyance

快方に赴く

かいほうにおもむく

to improve

刀

とう

knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

大刀

たち

straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

Example Sentences

その刀は快刀と呼ばれるほどよく切れる。

そのかたなはかいとうとよばれるほどよくきれる。

That sword cuts so well that it is called a superb blade.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see character names and anime titles. 2 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in character names and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

かいとうＵ Kaito U

映画おしりたんていなんでもかいけつ倶楽部対かいとうU Oshiri Tantei: Nandemo Kaiketsu Club vs. Kaitou U