Kanji Detail for 斤 - "axe, weight, measure"

斤

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
斤 means "axe, weight, measure."
1. Axe - An axe for cutting wood.
2. Weight unit - One kin equals sixteen ryō.
3. Precise - "Kinkin" means meticulous and clear.
4. Weight unit - One kin equals 160 monme (600 grams).
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

a catty (approximately 600 g); an axe; keen, shrewd; Kangxi radical 69

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

catty; (PRC) weight equal to 500 g; (Tw) weight equal to 600 g; (HK, Malaysia, Singapore) slightly over 604 g

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

a catty (about 500 grams); an axe; keen, shrewd

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A tool for chopping wood. Such as 斧斤 (axe). | A unit of weight. Sixteen liang equals one jin. | 斤斤: To examine carefully and thoroughly.
Onyomi

kin(きん)
Kunyomi

ono(おの)
Strokes

4 strokes
Radical

斤 (onozukuri・ono・kin)
Related Keywords
axe hatchet weight kin measure unit loaf chop cut weight measurement meticulous precise careful detailed bread pound