Word Meaning 天秤にかける
てんびんにかける
tembinnikakeru
天秤にかける is read as てんびんにかける (tembinnikakeru) and means to weigh something on scales.
Meaning
English
- to weigh something on scales
- to try to have it both ways
- to try to sit on two stools
- to compare and contrast (two alternatives)
- to weigh the relative merits (of two options)
- to weigh (one's options)
Reading
Kana
てんびんにかける
Romaji
tembinnikakeru
Writing Variants
- 天秤に掛ける てんびんにかける tembin ni kakeru
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12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)