漢字道KANJIDO

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ショウ・ヒン・ビン
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はかり
Meaning
scales; balance

Origin

ORIGIN

Grain 禾 with 平 "level": the balance on which grain is weighed.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 天秤てんびん

    balance scale

  • 秤量しょうりょう

    weighing; weighing capacity

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

二つの品を天秤に掛けて比べた。

I weighed the two items against each other on the balance.

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