錘 — kanji meaning “weight”
錘
weight, plumb bob, sinker, spindle
- Meanings
- weight, plumb bob, sinker, spindle
- On'yomi
- スイ (sui)
- Kun'yomi
- つむ、おもり
- Strokes
- 16
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Classical radical
- 167
- Chinese reading
- chuí — Chinese character page
Words with 錘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 紡錘 | ぼうすい bousui | spindle |
| 紡錘形 | ぼうすいけい bousuikei | spindle-shaped |
| 休錘 | きゅうすい kyuusui | idle spindles |
| 錘状 | すいじょう suijou | spindle shaped |
| 錘形 | つむがた tsumugata | spindle-shaped; fusiform |
| 鉛錘 | えんすい ensui | plumb bob |
| 平衡錘 | へいこうすい heikousui | counterweight; counterpoise |
| 紡錘体 | ぼうすいたい bousuitai | spindle |
| 紡錘車 | ぼうすいしゃ bousuisha | spindle base |
| 錘鰤 | つむぶり tsumuburi | rainbow runner (Elagatis bipinnulata); rainbow yellowtail; Spanish jack |
| 落錘 | らくすい rakusui | falling weight; drop-weight (e.g. test, impact strength) |
| 筋紡錘 | きんぼうすい kinbousui | muscle spindle |
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