Word Meaning 返す刀

かえすかたな kaesukatana

返す刀 is read as かえすかたな (kaesukatana) and means attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another.

Meaning

English

attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another

Reading

Kana

かえすかたな

Romaji

kaesukatana

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb ✓ Rank 127047 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

返還

へんかん

return

返却

へんきゃく

return of something

返納

へんのう

returning (to the authorities)

返答次第

へんとうしだい

depending on the answer

返還義務

へんかんぎむ

obligation of restitution

返り討ち

かえりうち

killing a would-be avenger

返却口

へんきゃくぐち

return slot (for coins in a vending machine)

返却値

へんきゃくち

return value

返り忠

かえりちゅう

act of betrayal

返り梅雨

かえりづゆ

return of the rainy season

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)