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saber

On-Yomi: ケン — Kun-Yomi: つるぎ

Koohii stories:

1) [dingomick] 10-9-2007(140): If it helps, make the awl primitive ice pick instead. They're basically the same thing. This kanji is an easy David vs. Goliath story of the icepick vs. the saber…

2) [fuaburisu] 2-7-2008(96): Every self-respecting ninja knows the story of "The Awl and the Sabre". According to the legend, a woman once defended herself by using an awl against a sabre! She used to work all day with that awl. However, the bandit using the sabre had no skill. And thus the awl beat the sabre. And from there the saying goes : "The sabre is powerless against the awl, if one can't use the sabre.".

3) [noname] 20-2-2008(73): ICE PICK primitive: How do you FIT a PERSON into a tight BOX (mouth primitive)? Poke holes in him with a ICE PICK, draining the blood and making the body smaller. STORY: If that does not work, take out your SABER and cut them up into neat pieces.

4) [astridtops] 9-4-2007(58): As a non-native speaker of English, I really couldn't work with the awl primitive, since I can't even imagine what kind of tool it would be. So, I had another look at the primitive and it practically screamed a different meaning: fit together and person, i.e. Frankenstein's Monster. // The crowd came after the monster of Frankenstein with sabres!

5) [diracbracket] 13-1-2011(19): My light saber has an awl setting. When I toggle the switch, the beam shrinks down to a little spike. My light saber becomes a light awl.

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