鎌
鎌·sickle, scythe, trick
- On-yomi
- none
- Kun-yomi
- かま
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鎌 | かま | sickle |
| 鎌倉 | かまくら | Kamakura |
| 鎌首 | かまくび | raised, sickle-shaped neck (of a snake) |
| 鎌をかける | かまをかける | to trick someone into talking |
Example sentences
祖父は鎌で草を刈った。
そふはかまでくさをかった。
My grandfather cut the grass with a sickle.
先週、鎌倉まで電車で行った。
せんしゅう、かまくらまででんしゃでいった。
Last week I took the train to Kamakura.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- 鎌をかける is an idiom meaning to bait someone into revealing something — nothing to do with farming.
- 鎌倉 is read かまくら, with the kun reading.
Memory aid
Picture it
Metal 金 with 兼 (to combine): a curved metal blade that gathers a whole armful of grass in one stroke.
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