鎌
鎌

sickle, scythe, trick

18 strokesFrequency 1,587JLPT N1Grade 8

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Common Words

鎌かまNounFreq #10029
1

sickle

Examples
使っている鎌は光る。
A sickle that gets used shines.
2

leading question; trick question

3

Abbreviation

sickle-and-chain (weapon)

4

Abbreviation

spear with curved cross-blades

5

Abbreviation

gooseneck tenon and mortise joint

6

Archaic

noisiness

7

Word usually written using kana alone

part of a fish around the gills

鎌倉かまくらNounFreq #15712
1

Kamakura (city)

大鎌おおがまだいかまNounFreq #26409
1

scythe

鎌首をもたげるかまくびをもたげるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #31331
1

to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)

カマをかける鎌をかける鎌を掛けるかまをかけるExpressionUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #38900
1

Idiomatic expression

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

かまきり蟷螂螳螂鎌切蟐螂とうろう (蟷螂／螳螂)いもじり (蟷螂)いいぼむしり (蟷螂)カマキリNounUsually kanaFreq #44242
1

Occ. written 杜父魚

praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

鎌倉時代かまくらじだいNounFreq #44348
1

Historical term

Kamakura period (1185-1333)

鎌鼬かまいたちカマイタチNounFreq #46489
1

cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind

2

mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds

鎌首かまくびNounFreq #48813
1

sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck

鎌倉幕府かまくらばくふNounFreq #56235
1

Historical term

Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333)

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