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鎌

sickle
Stroke count: 18

Readings

On readingレン、ケン
Kun readingかま
Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. sickleRtK
  2. scythe
  3. trick
RadicalComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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metal (金) · gold (金) · concurrently · animal horns · rake

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1725

Compound words

鎌止めかまどめ
cutting grass and trees is prohibited
鎌首かまくび
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis)
鎌倉時代かまくらじだい
Kamakura period (1185-1333)
鎌足かまあし
legs bowed in
鎌鼬かまいたち
cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind
鎌切かまきり
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
鎌形かまがた
sickle-shaped
鎖鎌くさりがま
sickle and chain (weapon)

Stroke Order

18 strokes

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