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Kanji Detail for 鍰 - "weight unit, money, ring, slag"

鍰

  • Meaning

    鍰 means "weight unit, money, ring, slag."

    1. Weight unit - A measure of mass.

    2. Money - Coins; currency.

    3. Ring - A circular band.

    4. Slag - The waste material produced when refining ore (Japanese usage).

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    measure; money; coins

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    measure; money, coins

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    ancient unit of weight; money

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

    According to ancient weight standards, six liang equals one 鍰. Paying gold to atone for crimes was all calculated in 鍰, called 罰鍰 (penalty payment).
  • Onyomitip

    en(えん) えん

    gen(げん) げん

    kan(かん) かん

  • Kunyomitip

    mekata mekata

  • Strokestip

    17 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    金 (kane・kanehen)

  • Related Keywords
    weight unit measure mass money coins currency ring circular band slag waste material produced refining
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