Word Meaning 天秤

てんびん tembin

天秤 is read as てんびん (tembin) and means (balance) scales.

Meaning

English

(balance) scales
shoulder carrying pole
steelyard

Reading

Kana

てんびん

Romaji

tembin

Writing Variants

天びん てんびん tembin

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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天秤秤

てんびんばかり

balance scale

天秤宮

てんびんきゅう

Libra (7th zodiacal sign)

天秤にかける

てんびんにかける

to weigh something on scales

天秤座

てんびんざ

Libra (constellation)

天秤押し

てんびんおし

pressing the top of a pickle vat by hanging a weight on a staff, used as a lever (in Kyoto suguki pickle making)

天秤棒

てんびんぼう

shoulder carrying pole

化学天秤

かがくてんびん

chemical balance

直示天秤

ちょくじてんびん

analytical balance

両天秤

りょうてんびん

two alternatives

両天秤にかける

りょうてんびんにかける

to try to have it both ways

両天秤をかける

りょうてんびんをかける

to try to have it both ways

鋳掛屋の天秤棒

いかけやのてんびんぼう

intrusive person

Example Sentences

天秤ばかりの原理を学ぶ。

てんびんばかりのげんりをまなぶ。

Learn the principle of the balancing scales.

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