• 刀かたな — sword / katana
• 日本刀にほんとう — Japanese sword
• 木刀ぼくとう — wooden sword
• 竹刀しない — bamboo sword (for kendo)
• 短刀たんとう — short sword / dagger
• 刀剣とうけん — swords and daggers

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• 名刀めいとう — famous sword
• 宝刀ほうとう — treasured sword
• 太刀たち — long sword (tachi)
• 刀身とうしん — blade of a sword
• 執刀しっとう — performing a surgical operation
• 執刀医しっとうい — operating surgeon
• 単刀直入たんとうちょくにゅう — straight to the point / point-blank

A fundamental kanji in weapons and martial arts vocabulary. Beyond physical swords, it often appears in metaphorical expressions describing danger, power, or decisive action.