Word Meaning

かま kama

鎌 is read as かま (kama) and means gooseneck tenon and mortise joint.

Meaning

English

  1. gooseneck tenon and mortise joint
  2. noisiness
  3. part of a fish around the gills
  4. sickle
  5. sickle-and-chain (weapon)
  6. spear with curved cross-blades
  7. leading question
  8. trick question

Reading

Kana

かま

Romaji

kama

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 2級 Rank 17695 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

鎌倉

かまくら

Kamakura (city)

Example Sentences

9

そふはあさはやくかまでくさをかった。

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

ふるいかまがなやのかべにかけてあった。

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

このかまはきれあじがいい。

This sickle cuts very well.

ちちはさびたかまをといでいる。

My father is sharpening a rusty sickle.

のうかのひとがちいさなかまをこしにつけていた。

The farmer had a small sickle at his waist.

いねかりにはよくかまがつかわれる。

A sickle is often used for harvesting rice.

みせのかざりだなにぎんいろのかまがおいてあった。

A silver-colored sickle was placed on the display shelf in the shop.

そのかまはえがながくてもちやすい。

That scythe has a long handle and is easy to hold.

かれはじょうだんめかしてかまをかけてきた。

He jokingly tried to trick me into revealing something.