The kanji 斤: meaning, readings and stroke order

斤

Meaning: loaf (bread unit), axe
On reading: キン kin
Kun reading: —
Strokes: 4
Radical: 斤 axe
Level: Level 8 · the last years of junior high

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: cân (đơn vị), rìu (cân)
Japanese: しょくパンをかぞえるたんい。おの。
Korean: 근 (빵을 세는 단위), 도끼 (근)
Chinese: 斤（吐司单位）、斧头

Readings, words and example sentences

キン kin · on reading · less common

一いっ斤きん
one loaf (of sandwich bread)
食パンを 一いっ斤きん 買います。
I buy a loaf of sandwich bread.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.