Word Meaning 諸刃の剣

もろはのつるぎ moroha no tsurugi

諸刃の剣 is read as もろはのつるぎ (moroha no tsurugi) and means double-edged sword.

Meaning

English

double-edged sword

Reading

Kana

もろはのつるぎ

Romaji

moroha no tsurugi

Writing Variants

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 もろはのけん moroha no ken
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 148372 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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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

諸手を挙げて

もろてをあげて

wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.)

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

Example Sentences

それは諸刃の剣だ。

それはもろはのつるぎだ。

It is a double-edged sword.

これは諸刃の剣だ。

これはもろはのけんだ。

this is a double-edged sword.