研
Sharpen
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| けん | None | 石 + 一 |
Meaning: Sharpen
You’ve found yourself a stone lantern. You need a quick way to sharpen your blade so you use it, then catch your sword on fire. Time to go fight again!
Try to feel the rush of the situation. People are chasing you to cut you down, but your blade is too dull. So, you sharpen it quickly on something normal, like a stone lantern, then rush back into the fight.
Reading: けん
When you’ve sharpened your sword, you turn around to do battle. What are you fighting? Several giant ken (けん) dolls.
Imagine yourself doing battle with these human-sized dolls. They’re quite good at fighting, despite being made out of plastic. What gives?
Vocabulary
a 研究（けんきゅう）＝ Research
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a 研究所（けんきゅうじょ）＝ Research Institute
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a 研学（けんがく）＝ Study
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a 研究室（けんきゅうしつ）＝ Laboratory, Study Room
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