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斬: cut down

cut down; slash
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Readings

On
ザン・サン・セン・ゼン
Kun
きる

ざん: 斬新(ざんしん) "novel; fresh", 斬殺(ざんさつ), 斬首(ざんしゅ) "beheading". 斬る(きる) "cut down"; 斬り込む(きりこむ) "cut into".

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Key words

斬新ざんしんstrikingly new; innovative
斬るきるto slash; to cut down
斬殺ざんさつkilling with a sword
斬首ざんしゅbeheading
斬り込むきりこむto charge in; to attack

Example sentences

The interior of this shop is eye-catching, with a very fresh use of color.

The samurai drew his sword and cut down the enemy in an instant.

In the past, people who committed crimes were sometimes beheaded in the town square.

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