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斤
loaf (of bread), unit of weight (600 g), ax
Kanji 1176
loaf (of bread), unit of weight (600 g), ax
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Synopsis
The kanji 斤 originally meant “ax” and now means “loaf (of bread).” En route from one definition to another, it acquired yet another meaning: 600 grams. Find out how the Japanese came to associate one kanji with such disparate things! Also learn about 斤 as a radical and as a very common component.
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