The term tsurugi (kanji: 剣) means "sword [non-Japanese]" in English. It is written つるぎ in hiragana..
The kanji, which means sword, can also be read as kenKEN 剣 "sword [non-Japanese]" learn more.... Tsurugi is the Japanese reading of the kanji. It is never used to refer to the swords that samurai would carry, only European swords. This is seen, for example, in the Japanese title for the Disney movie The Sword in the Stone, which is The Sword of the King (王様の剣, Ōsama no Tsurugi).
It is also used to refer to the ceremonial swords that are featured in sword dances (剣の舞, tsurugi no mai).