刃

See also: 刄 and 刅

刃 U+5203, 刃 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5203 ← 刂 [U+5202] CJK Unified Ideographs 刄 → [U+5204]

刃 U+2F81E, 刃 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F81E ← 凵 [U+2F81D] CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement 㓟 → [U+2F81F]

Translingual

Japanese	刃
Simplified	刃
Traditional	刃

Alternative forms

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(HTKV) or ⿻刀丶(J))

Derived characters

• 仞 屻 㠴 㣼 扨 㲽 杒 牣 肕 䀔 刼 籾 紉(纫) 䑒 衂 剏 訒(讱) 軔(轫) 釰 剱 靭 韌(韧) 劒 𦬄
• 刅 丒 忍 岃 涩 歰 䜀(䜧)

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
• Unihan data for U+2F81E

Chinese

trad.		刃
simp. #		刃

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 刃
Shang	Warring States	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Chu slip and silk script	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

	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

Characters in the same phonetic series (刃) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) : 刀 (“knife”) + 丶.

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Rime
Character	刃
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	眞 (43)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	而振切
Baxter	nyinH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ȵiɪnH/
Pan Wuyun	/ȵinH/
Shao Rongfen	/ȵʑjenH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ȵinH/
Li Rong	/ȵiĕnH/
Wang Li	/ȵʑĭĕnH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȵʑi̯ĕnH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	rèn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jan6

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	刃
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	rèn
Middle Chinese	‹ nyinH ›
Old Chinese	/*nə[n]-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. *[t] 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/

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): rèn (ren⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ren³

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jan⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yin⁵

• Gan (Wiktionary): liin³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): ngiún

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ngiun³

• Jin (Wiktionary): reng³
• Northern Min (KCR): lāing
• Eastern Min (BUC): êng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): līm / jīm / līn / jīn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): rim²

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zen
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): yn⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rèn
    • Wade–Giles: jên⁴
    • Yale: rèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: renn
    • Palladius: жэнь (žɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ren³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: rhen
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /zən⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jan⁶
    • Yale: yahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yin⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jin³²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: liin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɨn²¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngiún
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiun^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngiun³
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯un³¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ngiun³
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋiun³¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: reng³
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ʐəŋ⁴⁵/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: lāing
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laiŋ⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: êng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛiŋ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: līm
    • Tâi-lô: līm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lim
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lim⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lim²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lim³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jīm
    • Tâi-lô: jīm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jim
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zim³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zim²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: līn
    • Tâi-lô: līn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lin
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lin⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lin²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jīn
    • Tâi-lô: jīn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jin
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zin²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: rim²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jím
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡zim⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶zen
    • MiniDict: zen^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zen
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zən²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: yn⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /yn⁴⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: nyinH

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*nə[n]-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*njɯns/

Definitions

刃

1. blade; knife edge
2. sword; knife
3. (literary) to kill with a sword or knife

Compounds

• 事刃
• 五刃
• 交光飛刃 / 交光飞刃
• 交刃
• 亭刃
• 伏刃
• 倳刃
• 兇刃 / 凶刃
• 兩刃 / 两刃
• 兩刃矛 / 两刃矛
• 兵不接刃
• 兵不污刃
• 兵不血刃 (bīngbùxuèrèn)
• 兵刃 (bīngrèn)
• 兵未血刃
• 兵無血刃 / 兵无血刃
• 冒刃
• 冰刃
• 刀刃 (dāorèn)
• 刃兒 / 刃儿
• 刃具 (rènjù)
• 刃器
• 刃角
• 刃迎縷解 / 刃迎缕解
• 刃鋩 / 刃铓
• 刃面
• 利刃 (lìrèn)
• 剚刃
• 創刃 / 创刃
• 劍刃 / 剑刃
• 合刃
• 器刃
• 堅刃 / 坚刃
• 堅甲利刃 / 坚甲利刃
• 嬋娟刃 / 婵娟刃
• 寸刃
• 封刃
• 尺刃
• 延頸待刃 / 延颈待刃
• 弦刃
• 張弓拔刃 / 张弓拔刃
• 應刃而解 / 应刃而解
• 戈刃
• 戢刃
• 手刃 (shǒurèn)
• 手無寸刃 / 手无寸刃
• 投刃皆虛 / 投刃皆虚
• 推刃
• 接刃
• 揚刃 / 扬刃
• 攢刃 / 攒刃
• 斂刃 / 敛刃
• 智刃
• 曲刃
• 束刃
• 枝刃
• 枕戈剚刃
• 柔刃
• 梃刃
• 植刃
• 淬刃
• 游刃
• 游刃有餘 / 游刃有余 (yóurènyǒuyú)
• 游刃餘地 / 游刃余地
• 漏刃
• 狂刃
• 瓊刃 / 琼刃
• 甲刃
• 略刃
• 發刃 / 发刃
• 登鋒履刃 / 登锋履刃
• 白刃 (báirèn)
• 白刃戰 / 白刃战 (báirènzhàn)
• 目牛游刃 (mùniúyóurèn)
• 相刃
• 矢刃
• 砥刃
• 素刃
• 臁刃
• 自刃
• 芒刃
• 芙蓉刃
• 血刃
• 行刃
• 袖刃
• 角刃
• 誓刃
• 赴火蹈刃
• 蹈刃
• 軍不血刃 / 军不血刃
• 迎刃
• 迎刃以解
• 迎刃冰解
• 迎刃立解
• 迎刃而理
• 迎刃而解 (yíngrèn'érjiě)
• 遊刃 / 游刃
• 遊刃有餘 / 游刃有余 (yóurènyǒuyú)
• 遊刃餘地 / 游刃余地
• 郢刃
• 金刃
• 鉤刃 / 钩刃
• 鋒刃 / 锋刃
• 鋩刃 / 铓刃
• 錐刃 / 锥刃
• 鐵刃 / 铁刃
• 開刃 / 开刃 (kāirèn)
• 陷刃
• 雪刃
• 霜刃
• 順刃 / 顺刃
• 頓刃 / 顿刃
• 飛刃 / 飞刃
• 飲刃 / 饮刃
• 餘刃 / 余刃
• 鬱刃 / 郁刃
• 齊刃 / 齐刃

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (刃):

• → Japanese: 刃(じん) (jin)
• → Korean: 인(刃) (in)

References

• “刃”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Shinjitai	刃
Kyūjitai [1]	刃󠄁 刃+󠄁? (Adobe-Japan1)
	刃󠄃 刃+󠄃? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

See also:

Category:Japanese terms spelled with 刃

刃

(Jōyō kanji)

Readings

• Go-on: にん (nin)
• Kan-on: じん (jin, Jōyō)
• Kun: は (ha, 刃, Jōyō)、やいば (yaiba, 刃)
• Nanori: ち (chi)、と (to)

Compounds

• 刃(にん)傷(じょう) (ninjō)

Alternative forms

Kanji in this term
刃
は Grade: S
kun'yomi

Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:

刃

Wikipedia ^ja

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Blade

Wikipedia

• (zokuji) 刄

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

• (Tokyo) は [háꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠]

Noun

刃(は) • (ha) 

1. any sharp and thin cutting implement: a blade, edge

Derived terms

• 鋼(はがね) (hagane)
• 刃(は)毀(こぼ)れ (hakobore)
• 刃向(はむ)かう (hamukau)
• 刃(は)物(もの) (hamono)
• 刃(は)文(もん) (hamon)
• 刃(は)渡(わた)り (hawatari)
• 替(か)え刃(ば) (kaeba)
• 片(かた)刃(ば) (kataba), 片(かた)刃(は) (kataha)
• 切刃(きっぱ) (kippa)
• 白(しら)刃(は) (shiraha)
• 直(すぐ)刃(は) (suguha)
• 円(まる)刃(ば), 丸(まる)刃(ば) (maruba)
• 乱(みだ)れ刃(ば) (midareba)
• 両(もろ)刃(は) (moroha)
• 諸(もろ)刃(は), 双(もろ)刃(は) (moroha)
• 焼(や)き刃(ば) (yakiba) → 刃(やいば) (yaiba)
• 両(りょう)刃(ば) (ryōba)

Idioms

• 剣(つるぎ)の刃(は)を渡(わた)る (tsurugi no ha o wataru)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
刃
やいば Grade: S
kun'yomi

/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

• (Tokyo) やいば [yáꜜìbà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]
• (Tokyo) やいば [yàíbá] (Heiban – [0])^[3]
• IPA^(key): [ja̠iba̠]

Noun

刃(やいば) • (yaiba) 

1. a forged blade, such as a sword
2. the wavy pattern formed in the metal on the surface of a forged blade
3. a sword or similar edged weapon
4. something sharp like a sword
5. someone or something powerful

Derived terms

• 刃(やいば)の験(げん)者(じゃ) (yaiba no genja)
• 氷(こおり)の刃(やいば) (kōri no yaiba)
• 心(こころ)の刃(やいば) (kokoro no yaiba)
• 邪(じゃ)見(けん)の刃(やいば) (jaken no yaiba)
• 情(なさ)けに刃(は)向(む)かう刃(やいば)なし (nasake ni hamukau yaiba nashi)

Idioms

• 笑(しょう)中(ちゅう)に刃(やいば)を研(と)ぐ (shōchū ni yaiba o togu)
• 刃(やいば)に掛(か)かる (yaiba ni kakaru)
• 刃(やいば)に血(ち)塗(ぬ)らず (yaiba ni chi nurazu)
• 刃(やいば)に伏(ふ)す (yaiba ni fusu)

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 [sharpness] is precious” → the highest value of a tool is its ability to do what it is designed for)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
刃
じん Grade: S
kan'on

From Middle Chinese 刃 (MC nyinH).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じん [jíꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[3]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑĩɴ]

Noun

刃(じん) • (jin) 

1. a blade, edge

Idioms

• 刃(じん)に伏(ふ)す (jin ni fusu)
• 刃(じん)を迎(むか)えて解(と)く (jin o mukaete toku, “to fall before the blade” → a metaphor for extreme strength or power)

Affix

刃(じん) • (jin) 

1. blade, edge
2. bladed object (knife, sword, etc.)
3. kill with a bladed object, put to the sword

Derived terms

• 刃(じん)文(もん) (jinmon)
• 凶(きょう)刃(じん), 兇(きょう)刃(じん) (kyōjin)
• 自(じ)刃(じん) (jijin)
• 刀(とう)刃(じん) (tōjin)
• 毒(どく)刃(じん) (dokujin)
• 白(はく)刃(じん) (hakujin)
• 氷(ひょう)刃(じん) (hyōjin)
• 兵(へい)刃(じん) (heijin)
• 防(ぼう)刃(じん) (bōjin)
• 利(り)刃(じん) (rijin)

References

1. Haga, Gōtarō (1914) 漢和大辞書 [The Great Kanji-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese), Fourth edition, Tōkyō: Kōbunsha, →DOI, page 281 (paper), page 190 (digital)
2. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (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)

1. any sharp and thin cutting implement: a blade, edge

Descendants

• Japanese: 刃 (ha, yaiba)

References

1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Further reading

• 葉 (“leaf”) entry at Gogen-Allguide (in Japanese)

Vietnamese

Han character

刃: Hán Nôm readings: nhẫn, nhấn, nhận

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