剣 sabre, sword, blade, clock hand 10 strokes jōyō, taught in secondary school old JLPT 1 #1305 in newspapers Readings Onケン Kunつるぎ In Chinese 剑, traditional 劍 Words written with it 剣 けん sword (esp. a large, double-edged one) 真剣 しんけん serious N3 剣道 けんどう kendo 剣士 けんし swordsman 刀剣 とうけん sword 銃剣 じゅうけん bayonet 剣客 けんかく master swordsman 剣劇 けんげき sword play 剣豪 けんごう great swordsman