刀 Home·Characters·刀 Character · Objects 刀 たんとう tantō sword, knife Composition 12 Origin A pictograph of a curved blade with a handle: the knife. In the thoughts 単刀tantōsingle blade Proverbs carrying this character 239 単刀直入 Entering alone, blade drawn, straight to the point. Related characters 分to divide, part切to cut初beginning, first兜helmet台stand, platform噌clamor器vessel, utensil塩salt塵dust宝treasure帯belt, sash本root, origin机desk, table