刃 rèn
: knife edge, blade, cutlery
Kun Reading
刃 | は ha
noun
: edge (of a knife or sword)
刃 | やいば yaiba
noun
: blade; sword
On Reading
にん nin
Usage:
刀刃 dao1ren4: knife blade; crucial point
白刃 bai2ren4: naked sword
刀刃 dao1ren4: knife blade; crucial point
[とうじん toujin: sword blade]
利刃 li4ren4: sharp blade [りじん rijin: sharp sword]
卷刃 juan3ren4: curved blade
白刃 bai2ren4: naked sword
[はくじん hakujin OR しらは shiraha: drawn sword; naked sword]
Japanese expression
刃を交える | やいばをまじえる yaiba o majieru
: to cross swords (with)
刃傷に及ぶ | にんじょうにおよぶ ninjyou ni oyobi
: to come to bloodshed
Chinese idiom
兵不血刃 bing1 bu4 xue4 ren4
: lit. no blood on the men’s swords; fig. an effortless victory
迎刃而解 ying2 ren4 er2 jie3
: lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife’s edge; fig. easily solved
Etymology:
指事 Indicative.
Knife 刀 (dao1: knife) with a indicator
mark 丶 (zhu3: dot radical 3) pointing to cutting edge.
指事 Indicative.
Knife 刀 (dao1: knife) with a indicator
mark 丶 (zhu3: dot radical 3) pointing to cutting edge.
The character knife with an additional stroke calls attention to the blade
Semantic / Historical Variant:
刄 ren4: edged tool; knife
Examples:
他使刀口卷刃[变钝]。
ta shi3 dao1kou3 juan3ren4 [bian4 dun4].
He turned the edge of the knife.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
