What does kanji 鎌 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 鎌 is sickle.

How is kanji 鎌 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 鎌 are かま; the onyomi readings are レン, ケン.

What is the main radical of kanji 鎌?

The main radical for kanji 鎌 is 金.

What words use kanji 鎌?

Example words that use kanji 鎌 include 鎌, 鎌倉, 鎌をかける, 鎌海豚.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 2

鎌

Meaning

Kanji 鎌

sickle

sickle, scythe, trick

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かま
Onyomi 音読み: レンケン
Nanori 名乗り: かたかね

Variant: 鐮 (Itaiji) , 镰 (Itaiji) , 䥥 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1587
Strokes: 18
Radical: 金
Components: 丶 • ノ • ハ • 并 • ヨ • 王 • 金
Kanji Kentei: Level 2
Similar Kanji: 謙 • 賺 • 豏 • 馦 • 縑 • 兼 • 傔

Related vocabulary

Showing 26 common entries

Showing 26 of 49 entries that include this kanji.

鎌

かま

gooseneck tenon and mortise joint

鎌倉

かまくら

Kamakura (city)

鎌をかける

かまをかける

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)

鎌海豚

かまいるか

Pacific white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens)

鎌脚虫

かまあしむし

proturan (any wingless insect of order Protura)

鎌形

かまがた

sickle-shaped

鎌形赤血球貧血症

かまがたせっけっきゅうひんけつしょう

sickle cell anemia (anaemia)

鎌継

かまつぎ

gooseneck tenon and mortise joint

鎌止め

かまどめ

cutting grass and trees is prohibited

鎌首

かまくび

sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis)

鎌首をもたげる

かまくびをもたげる

to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)

鎌状

かまじょう

sickle-shaped

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

祖父は朝早く鎌で草を刈った。

My grandfather cut the grass with a sickle early in the morning.

古い鎌が納屋の壁に掛けてあった。

An old sickle was hanging on the wall of the shed.

この鎌は切れ味がいい。

This sickle cuts very well.

父は錆びた鎌を研いでいる。

My father is sharpening a rusty sickle.

農家の人が小さな鎌を腰につけていた。

The farmer had a small sickle at his waist.

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