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Translingual
Note the compositional differences between Traditional, Simplified, and Japanese Shinjitai in the placement of the additional stroke.
Han character
Stroke order
刃 (Kangxi radical 18, 刀 +1, 3 strokes, cangjie input 尸竹戈 (SHI ), four-corner 17420 , composition ⿹刀 丿 (G ) or ⿹刀 丶 (H T K V ) or ⿻刀 丶 (J ))
Derived characters
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 136 , character 2
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1850
Dae Jaweon: page 304, character 7
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 320, character 3
Unihan data for U+5203
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
涊
*nɯːnʔ, *njɯnʔ
紉
*nɯn
忍
*njɯnʔ
荵
*njɯnʔ
刃
*njɯns
認
*njɯns, *njɯŋs
仞
*njɯns
軔
*njɯns
韌
*njɯns
肕
*njɯns
牣
*njɯns
杒
*njɯns
訒
*njɯns
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意 ) : 刀 ( “ knife ” ) + 丶 .
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
刃
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
rèn
Middle Chinese
‹ nyinH ›
Old Chinese
/*nə-s/
English
edge of a blade
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
刃
Reading #
1/1
No.
10831
Phonetic component
刃
Rime group
文
Rime subdivision
1
Corresponding MC rime
刃
Old Chinese
/*njɯns/
Definitions
刃
blade ; knife edge
sword ; knife
( literary ) to kill with a sword or knife
Compounds
Descendants
Japanese
Shinjitai
刃
Kyūjitai [ 1]
刃󠄁 刃 +󠄁
? (Adobe-Japan1 )
刃󠄃 刃 +󠄃
? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji
刃
(Jōyō kanji )
Readings
Compounds
Etymology 1
/pa/ → /ɸa/ → /ha/
From Old Japanese , from Proto-Japonic *pa .
Cognate with 歯 ( ha , “ tooth ” ) .[ 2] [ 3] Possibly also related to 葉 ( ha , “ leaf ” ) , but the pitch accents do not match. Compare English blade , which also meant “leaf”.
Pronunciation
Noun
刃( は ) • (ha )
any sharp and thin cutting implement : a blade , edge
Derived terms
Idioms
Etymology 2
/jaki ɸa/ → /jakiba/ → /jaĩba/ → /jaiba/
イ音便( おんびん ) ( i-onbin ) form of 焼き刃 ( yakiba ) , a compound of 焼き ( yaki , “ burned , fired ” ) + 刃 ( ha , “ edge , blade ” , see above ) .[ 2] [ 3] The ha changes to ba as an instance of rendaku (連濁 ).
First attested in the Taiheiki of the late 1300s.[ 2]
Pronunciation
Noun
刃( やいば ) • (yaiba )
a forged blade , such as a sword
the wavy pattern formed in the metal on the surface of a forged blade
a sword or similar edged weapon
something sharp like a sword
someone or something powerful
Derived terms
Idioms
Proverbs
刃( やいば ) は切( き ) れるが重( ちょう ) 宝( ほう ) ( yaiba wa kireru ga chōhō , “for a blade, cutting is precious” → the highest value of a tool is its ability to do what it is designed for )
Etymology 3
From Middle Chinese 刃 (MC nyinH ).
Pronunciation
Noun
刃( じん ) • (jin )
a blade , edge
Idioms
Affix
刃( じん ) • (jin )
blade , edge
bladed object ( knife , sword , etc.)
kill with a bladed object, put to the sword
Derived terms
References
^ Haga, Gōtarō (1914 ) 漢和大辞書 (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō : Kōbunsha, →DOI , page 281 (paper), page 190 (digital)
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988 ) 国語大辞典(新装版) (in Japanese), Tōkyō : Shogakukan , →ISBN
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
Korean
Hanja
刃 (eum 인 ( in ) )
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Old Japanese
Etymology
Cognate with 歯 ( pa , “ tooth ” ) .[ 1] [ 2] Possibly also related to 葉 ( pa , “ leaf ” ) . Compare English blade .
Noun
刃 (pa ) (kana は )
any sharp and thin cutting implement : a blade , edge
Descendants
References
Further reading
Vietnamese
Han character
刃 : Hán Nôm readings: nhẫn , nhấn , nhận
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