# 斤 — counter for loaves; axe

斤 means “counter for loaves; axe”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 4 strokes. On'yomi: キン (kin). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: counter for loaves; axe
- On'yomi: キン (kin)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 4
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Numbers & amounts 4

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 4” set

[堆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/piled-high/) · [壱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/one-in-legal-writing/) · [斤](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/counter-for-loaves/) · [丙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/third-in-order/) · [弐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/two-in-legal-writing/) · [耗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wear-out/) · [僅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/a-little/) · [箇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/counter-for-places/)

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