Definition of けん
- (conj) cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
- (n) sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword); sabre; saber; blade
剣を取る者は皆剣で滅びる。
All who take up the sword will perish by the sword. - bayonet
- swordsmanship
- stinger; ovipositor; dart
- (n) prefecture (of Japan)
チューリップは、私たちの県の県花です。
Tulips are our prefecture's official flower. - county (of China)