35 Sword
Radical Combination
Meaning
Primary
Sword
Mnemonic
Tie a squid to a knife and you get a sword! Knives are too small to be considered a sword on their own. That's why you strapped a squid to it. They're the right shape, kinda pointed, so no one will know it's just a knife.
Readings
On’yomi
けん
Kun’yomi
つるぎ
Nanori
None
Mnemonic
You learned how to make swords this way from Ken (けん) the samurai. He put his own little squid buddy on his knife and now no one realizes it's not a sword!