Kenshi

剣士

けんし

literallyswordsman

Swordsman. Zoro's role.

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The same characters show up in everyday Japanese. This is where one anime word turns into ten real ones.

剣
  • 剣けんsword
  • 剣道けんどうkendo
  • 真剣しんけんserious
士
  • 弁護士べんごしlawyer
  • 同士どうしfellow
  • 兵士へいしsoldier
  • 博士はかせexpert
  • 力士りきしsumo wrestler

剣・士 — every one of these is a square on the grid of 2,136 jōyō kanji. Three a day, quizzed through real words.

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