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刀 simply means knife/sword, or knife in general, while 刃 means the sharpest part of the knife. In fact, 刀刃 is its own word in Chinese, in this case meaning the
by tanilama 9y ago
刀 simply means knife/sword, or knife in general, while 刃 means the sharpest part of the knife. In fact, 刀刃 is its own word in Chinese, in this case meaning the blade of a knife.
- emodendroket 9y agoNever seen it before, but in Japanese that's apparently "tohjin," meaning the blade of a sword. http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E5%88%80%E5%88%83 http://www.weblio.jp/content/%E5%88%80%E5%88%83
- rangibaby 9y agoor just any blade as "ha": https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/刃物 https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/刃物
- emodendroket 9y agoI meant specifically the word with both characters.