Japanese symbol for “counterweight”
分銅
ふんどう
Romaji: fundou
weight (for scales); counterweight
In Japanese, counterweight is 分銅, read ふんどう (fundou).
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Meanings
- n weight (for scales); counterweight
Written forms: 分銅. Readings: ふんどう、ぶんどう、ふんどん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “counterweight”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 平衡錘 | へいこうすい heikousui | counterweight; counterpoise |
| カウンターウェイト | カウンターウェイト kauntaaweito | counterweight |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自分 | じぶん jibun | myself; yourself; oneself |
| 部分 | ぶぶん bubun | portion; section; part |
| 気分 | きぶん kibun | feeling; mood |
| 半分 | はんぶん hanbun | half |
| 分野 | ぶんや bun'ya | field; sphere; realm |
| 多分 | たぶん tabun | probably; likely; perhaps |
| 銅像 | どうぞう douzou | bronze statue |
| 青銅 | せいどう seidou | bronze |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.