Kanji Detail for 秤 - "scale, balance"

秤

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

秤 means "scale, balance." Also associated with measure.
1. Scale - A device for measuring weight.
2. Balance - An instrument for weighing; equilibrium.
3. Measure - To determine weight or quantity.
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- Verified meaning: scale, balance
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read はかり)
- Also carries these associations: measure
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 秤

Given names 秤(はかり)
Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:
- Kanji for Balance
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

balances; scales; steelyard

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

balance, scale, steelyard

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to weigh (variant of 稱|称[cheng1])

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

balance, scale; steelyard
Onyomi

bin(ビン)

hin(ヒン)

shoh(ショウ)
Kunyomi

hakari(はかり)
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

禾 (nogi・nogihen)
Related Keywords

scale balance measure weigh weight precision accuracy equilibrium instrument gauge calibration device beam proportion measurement calculate

浴室の秤で体重を計った。
I weighed myself on the bathroom scales.
両天秤をかけると失敗する。
If you try to have it both ways, you'll end up with neither.
山羊座B型の男性と天秤座O型の女性の相性を教えてください。
Please tell me the degree of compatibility between a type B Capricorn man and a type O Libra woman.
黄道十二星座は次の通りです：牡羊座・牡牛座・双子座・蟹座・獅子座・乙女座・天秤座・蠍座・射手座・山羊座・水瓶座・魚座。
The twelve signs of the Zodiac are: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces.