JLPT N1 · 18 strokes
Kanji 鎌: "sickle, scythe, trick"
The kanji 鎌 means "sickle, scythe, trick". It is written with 18 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read レン, ケン in on'yomi and かま in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レンケン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かま
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | sickle, scythe, trick |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 18 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1587 of 2,501 |
Common words with 鎌
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 鎌sickle · leading question; trick question
- 鎌倉Kamakura (city)
- 大鎌scythe
- 鎌首をもたげるto raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
- 鎌倉時代Kamakura period (1185-1333)
- 鎌鼬cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind · mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds
- 鎌首sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
- 鎌倉幕府Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)
- 鎖鎌sickle and chain (weapon)
- 鎌状sickle-shaped; falciform
- 草刈鎌grass sickle
- 鎌足legs bowed in; sitting with heels spread apart
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