a ball / a orb / a sphere / a bead of an abacus / lens / a bullet / an egg, especially of a chicken / a gem, jewel / an object of value / a female entertainer (geisha, prostitute, etc.)

剣, 劍, 剱: sword

Alternative form of 剣

extract, pull out, pilfer

double-edged sword / swordsmanship

Alternative form of 剣

a sword

a female given name / a surname

剣太刀: a sharp sword; a sword (in general); a sharpened sword, alludes to 身に添う (mi ni sou, “to stay by one's side”) and 磨ぐ (togu, “to sharpen”); a sacred sword, alludes to 斎う (iwau, “to worship”, obsolete); as homophone to 刃 (na, “edge”), alludes to 名 (na, “name”) and 汝 (na, self-referential pronoun)

Beading and flying away. / (literary) Referring to the glistening of a blade.