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KanjiNot on the JLPT listsSecondary school · 中学11 strokesRadical 斤

斬 · beheading, kill

斬 is a kanji meaning beheading, kill, murder. It has 11 strokes.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • ザンzan
  • サンsan
  • センsen
  • ゼンzen

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • きるkiru

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Words that use 斬 · 1 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 斬
WordReadingMeaningLevel
斬るきるto behead, to murderN2

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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