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 130624 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)

木刀

ぼくとう

wooden sword

日本刀

にほんとう

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved)

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.

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