刃

Note the compositional differences between Traditional, Simplified, and Japanese Shinjitai in the placement of the additional stroke.

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))

• 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)

• 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

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

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

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

刃

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

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

• Go-on: にん (nin)
• Kan-on: じん (jin, Jōyō)
• Kun: は (ha, 刃, Jōyō); やいば (yaiba, 刃)^{←や𛀆ば (yayiba, 刃, historical)←やきば (yakiba, やきば, ancient)}
• Nanori: ち (chi); と (to)

• 刃(にん)傷(じょう) (ninjō)

• (zokuji) 刄

/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.

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

刃(は) • (ha) 

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

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

/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]

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

刃(やいば) • (yaiba) ^{←や𛀆ば (yayiba)?}

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

• 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)

• 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)

From Middle Chinese 刃 (MC nyinH).

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

刃(じん) • (jin) 

1. a blade, edge

• 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)

刃(じん) • (jin) 

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

刃 (eum 인 (in))

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Cognate with 歯 (pa, “tooth”).[1][2] Possibly also related to 葉 (pa, “leaf”). Compare English blade.

刃 (pa) (kana は)

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

• Japanese: 刃 (ha, yaiba)

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

刃: Hán Nôm readings: nhẫn, nhấn, nhận

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