斤
1.32 lb, axe, axe radical (no. 69), catty, counter for loaves of bread

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

キン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

4 / 4

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:4
JLPT:1
Frequency:N/A

Vocabulary

キン

WordReadingMeaning
斤量キンリョウimpost; assigned weight; (measured) weight; weight of 1000 sheets of paper (used as a measure of thickness); basis weight
斧斤フキンaxe
英斤エイキンpound (unit of weight)
尺斤法シャクキンホウChinese system of weights and measures

Other

WordReadingMeaning
英斤ポンドpound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling
一斤いっきん1 kin (approx. 0.6 kg); 1 loaf of bread
斤きんkin; catty; traditional unit of weight, 600g; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
斤目きんめweight
斤旁おのづくりkanji "axe" radical at right

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

升
1.8 liter, measuring box
Grade 8JLPT 1
斥
recede, reject, repel, repulse, retreat, withdraw
Grade 8JLPT 1
千
thousand
Grade 1JLPT 5
午
11AM-1PM, noon, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac, sign of the horse
Grade 2JLPT 5
牛
cow
Grade 2JLPT 4
匠
artisan, carpenter, workman
Grade 8JLPT 1
件
affair, case, item, matter
Grade 5JLPT 3
后
after, back, behind, empress, later, queen
Grade 6JLPT 1
平
even, flat, peace
Grade 3JLPT 3
半
half, middle, odd number, part-, semi-
Grade 2JLPT 5