鎌 — kanji meaning “sickle”
鎌
sickle, scythe, trick
- Meanings
- sickle, scythe, trick
- On'yomi
- レン (ren)、ケン (ken)
- Kun'yomi
- かま
- Name readings
- かた、かね
- Strokes
- 18
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1587 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 167
- Chinese reading
- lián
Words with 鎌
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鎌倉 | かまくら kamakura | Kamakura (city) |
| 大鎌 | おおがま oogama | scythe |
| 鎖鎌 | くさりがま kusarigama | sickle and chain (weapon) |
| 鎌鼬 | かまいたち kamaitachi | cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind |
| 鎌首 | かまくび kamakubi | sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck |
| 鎌倉彫 | かまくらぼり kamakurabori | Kamakura-style carving |
| 鎌形 | かまがた kamagata | sickle-shaped; falciform |
| 利鎌 | とがま togama | sharp sickle |
| 鎌止め | かまどめ kamadome | cutting grass and trees is prohibited |
| 鎌倉時代 | かまくらじだい kamakurajidai | Kamakura period (1185-1333) |
| 鎌足 | かまあし kamaashi | legs bowed in; sitting with heels spread apart |
| 鎌入れ | かまいれ kamaire | harvesting |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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