Word Meaning 諸刃の剣

もろはのけん moroha no ken

諸刃の剣 is read as もろはのけん (moroha no ken) and means double-edged sword.

Meaning

English

  1. double-edged sword

Reading

Kana

もろはのけん

Romaji

moroha no ken

Writing Variants

  • もろはの剣 もろはのけん morohanoken
  • もろはの剣 もろはのつるぎ morohanotsurugi
  • もろ刃の剣 もろはのけん moroha no ken
  • もろ刃の剣 もろはのつるぎ moroha no tsurugi
  • 諸刃の剣 もろはのつるぎ moroha no tsurugi
  • 両刃の剣 もろはのけん moroha no ken
  • 両刃の剣 もろはのつるぎ moroha no tsurugi
  • 両刃の剣 りょうばのけん ryouba no ken
  • 両刃の剣 りょうばのつるぎ ryouba no tsurugi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Proverb Rank 146845 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

真剣白刃取り

しんけんしらはどり

stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands

諸氏

しょし

(all of) you or them

諸派

しょは

various parties or factions

諸条件

しょじょうけん

terms and conditions

諸聖人の祝日

しょせいじんのしゅくじつ

All Saints Day

諸法無我

しょほうむが

idea that all things in the universe lack their own unchangeable substances

諸士

しょし

many samurai

諸事万端

しょじばんたん

everything

諸悪の根源

しょあくのこんげん

root of all evil

諸邦

しょほう

various countries

諸説紛々

しょせつふんぷん

divergent opinions abound

諸症状

しょしょうじょう

(various) symptoms

Example Sentences

2

それはもろはのつるぎだ。

It is a double-edged sword.

これはもろはのけんだ。

this is a double-edged sword.