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鎌

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • sickle
  • scythe
  • trick

On'yomi (音読み)

  • レン
  • ケン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • かま
Strokes
18
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1296
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
金#167 · gold

Components

Common Words

  • 鎌かまNoun
    sickle
  • 鎌倉かまくらNoun
    Kamakura (city)
  • 利鎌とがまNoun
    sharp sickle
  • 大鎌おおがまNoun
    scythe
  • 草鎌くさがまNoun
    grass sickle
  • 鉈鎌なたがまNoun
    billhook
  • 鋸鎌のこぎりがまNoun
    toothed sickle
  • 鎌切かまきりNoun
    praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

Practice in Kanjiru

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