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鎌 — 18 strokes ／ Radical「金」

道
2High school graduate / general ／ 18 strokes ／ Radical「金」
On
レン・ケンれん・けん · ren · ken
Kun
かまkama
Meaning
sickle

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Metal plus holding together: the metal blade used to cut grass — a sickle.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Kunかまkama鎌かま鎌倉時代かまくらじだい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 鎌かま

    sickle

  • 鎌倉時代かまくらじだい

    the Kamakura period

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

祖父(そふ)は鎌(かま)で庭(にわ)の草(くさ)を刈(か)る。

My grandfather cuts the garden grass with a sickle.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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