Kanji Detail for 錘 - "weight, spindle, plumb"

錘

Jinmeiyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
錘 means "weight, spindle, plumb."
1. Weight - A heavy object for measuring.
2. Spindle - A tool for spinning thread.
3. Plumb - A weight used for measuring depth.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

weight; plumb bob; sinker; spindle

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

balance weight on scale; hammer

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

hammer; to hammer into shape; weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance); to strike with a hammer

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

hammer

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

A counterweight. Used to weigh objects and determine their weight. | A forging tool. As in 爐錘 (furnace and hammer). The furnace melts and refines, the hammer strikes to shape iron into implements.
Onyomi

sui(スイ)
Kunyomi

omori(おもり)

tsu.mu(つむ)
Strokes

16 strokes
Radical

金 (kane・kanehen)
Related Keywords
weight spindle plumb spinning tool pendulum heavy heft mass balance gravity anchor ballast thread measure load