てんびん
Meanings
Noun
1. (balance) scales
2. shoulder carrying pole
3. steelyard
Kanji used
heaven
balancing scales
Pitch accent
んびん
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Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
shoulder carrying pole
Libra (constellation); the Scales
balance scale; balance
Libra (7th zodiacal sign); the Scales
analytical balance; direct reading balance
pressing the top of a pickle vat by hanging a weight on a staff, used as a lever (in Kyoto suguki pickle making)
(sake) brewed in wooden vats, squeezed out by weight on a pole
(sake) brewed in wooden vats, squeezed out by weight on a pole