- 真剣【しんけん】 - serious, earnest, real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon) 
- 剣道【けんどう】 - kendo, Japanese martial art using bamboo swords 
- 刀剣【とうけん】 - sword, dagger, knife, bayonet 
- 剣劇【けんげき】 - sword play, samurai drama 
- 剣士【けんし】 - swordsman, swordswoman, fencer 
- 銃剣【じゅうけん】 - bayonet, guns and swords 
- 剣客【けんかく】 - master swordsman, skilled fencer 
- 剣豪【けんごう】 - great swordsman, master fencer