Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1587 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 18

Meaning: sickle, scythe, trick

Kunyomi: かま

Onyomi: レン ケン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: metal, gold

Examples

Kunyomi Examples

かま sickle, leading question, trick question, sickle-and-chain (weapon), spear with curved cross-blades, gooseneck tenon and mortise joint, noisiness, part of a fish around the gills

かまくら Kamakura (city)

おおがま scythe

大脳 だいのうかま falx cerebri, cerebral falx