# 鎌 — sickle

鎌 means “sickle”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 18 strokes.  Kun'yomi: かま (kama). You'll see it in words such as 鎌 (kama, “sickle”).

- Meaning: sickle
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: かま (kama)
- Strokes: 18
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Things 2

## How to remember 鎌

Parts: 金 metal; gold · 兼 double as

## Words with 鎌

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 鎌 | かま (kama) | sickle |

## More in the “Things 2” set

[瓶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bottle/) · [缶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tin-can/) · [鎌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sickle/) · [棚](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shelf/) · [鐘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/temple-bell/) · [傘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/umbrella/) · [枢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pivot/) · [扇](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/folding-fan/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sickle/. Last updated 2026-11-01.