What does the kanji 剣 mean?

sabre, sword, blade, clock hand

How is the kanji 剣 read?

ケン (Ken); つるぎ (Tsurugi)

剣

Tsurugiつるぎ

sabre

Kenけん

Examples

剣道けんどうkendo

真剣しんけんserious

剣 (Tsurugi) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “sabre, sword, blade”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 10 strokes.