Japanese Kanji
斤kin
axe · 1.32 lb · catty
Secondary school · JLPT N1 · 4 strokes
Axe, 1.32 lb, catty, counter for loaves of bread, axe radical (no. 69).
斤 is part of the secondary school jōyō kanji — the full set of characters used in everyday Japanese. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N1 (advanced) level. With 4 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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