Word Meaning 長剣

ちょうけん chouken

長剣 is read as ちょうけん (chouken) and means long sword.

Meaning

English

  1. long sword
  2. minute hand (of a clock)

Reading

Kana

ちょうけん

Romaji

chouken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 短剣 Rank 88567 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

長蛇の列

ちょうだのれつ

long line

長距離

ちょうきょり

long distance

長寿

ちょうじゅ

long life

長閑

のどか

mild (weather)

長丁場

ながちょうば

long scene (in a play)

長唄

ながうた

long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)

長江

ちょうこう

Yangtze River (China)

長径

ちょうけい

major axis

長崎

ながさき

Nagasaki (city, prefecture)

長征

ちょうせい

Long March (China, 1934-1936)

長柄

ながえ

long handle

長保

ちょうほう

Chōhō era (999.1.13-1004.7.20)

Example Sentences

2

A longsword sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.

The longsword was sheathed in an intricately engraved scabbard.