漢字道KANJIDO

18 strokesRadical

2High school graduate / general18 strokesRadical
On
レン・ケン
Kun
かま
Meaning
sickle

Origin

ORIGIN

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

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

かま鎌・鎌倉時代

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • かま

    sickle

  • 鎌倉時代かまくらじだい

    the Kamakura period

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

祖父は鎌で庭の草を刈る。

My grandfather cuts the garden grass with a sickle.

Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)