Word Meaning

きん kin

斤 is read as きん (kin) and means loaf (of bread).

Meaning

English

  1. loaf (of bread)
  2. pound (unit of weight)
  3. kin
  4. catty
  5. traditional unit of weight, 600g

Reading

Kana

きん

Romaji

kin

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 4 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Related Words パン,食パン Rank 134508 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

斤目

きんめ

weight

一斤

いっきん

1 kin (approx. 0.6 kg)

英斤

えいきん

pound (unit of weight)

一斤染

いっきんぞめ

light pink

Example Sentences

9

しょくぱんをいっきんかいました。

I bought a loaf of bread.

このぱんはいっきんいくらですか。

How much is one loaf of this bread?

いっきんはやくろっぴゃくぐらむです。

One kin is about 600 grams.

まいあさ、しょくぱんをはんきんたべます。

I eat half a loaf of bread every morning.

きんはにほんのふるいおもさのたんいです。

Kin is an old Japanese unit of weight.

しょくぱんをにきんください。

Two loaves of bread, please.

すーぱーでいっきんのしょくぱんをすらいすしてもらった。

I had a loaf of bread sliced at the supermarket.

あつぎりのしょくぱんいっきんをひとりでたべた。

I ate a whole loaf of thick-sliced bread by myself.

ぱんやでやきたてのしょくぱんをさんきんかった。

I bought three freshly baked loaves of bread at the bakery.