斬 – beheading, kill, murder

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The kanji 斬 means beheading, kill, murder. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ザン、サン、セン、ゼン (zan, san, sen, zen); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is き.る (kiru). It is written with 11 strokes, under radical 斤 (no. 69).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ザン	zan
On’yomi	サン	san
On’yomi	セン	sen
On’yomi	ゼン	zen
Kun’yomi	き.る	kiru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 斤 (Kangxi radical 69). Components: 斤・車.

Words using 斬

斬るきるto kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)

Kanji with the same radical

新断

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