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Keyword
axe
  • 1.32 lb
  • catty
  • counter for loaves of bread
  • axe radical (no. 69)
Strokes
4
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
1206
Readings
キン
Mnemonic
A woodcutter stands on a slightly sloped cliff and swings one stick with a sharp head: an axe.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
斤きん
kin; catty; traditional unit of weight, 600g; loaf (of bread)
Noun
斤きん量りょう
impost; assigned weight; (measured) weight; weight of 1000 sheets of paper (used as a measure of thickness); basis weight
Noun