鎌
鎌 — Sickle
sickle, scythe, trick
On’yomiレン (ren)
On’yomiケン (ken)
Kun’yomiかま (kama)
Stroke order (18 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 鎌
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鎌 | かま kama | sickle; leading question; trick question |
| 鎌倉 | かまくら kamakura | Kamakura (city) |
Study notes
鎌 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1587 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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