天秤

てんびん

Meanings

1. Noun (balance) scales
2. carrying pole; shoulder pole; milkmaid's yoke See also: 天秤棒 (てんびんぼう).
3. thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine)
4. spreader bar

Kanji

• 天 heaven. Read as テン.
• 秤 balances; scales; steelyard. Read as ヒン.

Example sentences

• 両天びんにかけようたってそうはいきませんよ。
  You can't have it both ways.

Common phrases

• 天秤にかける (てんびんにかける) to weigh (one thing against another)

Words containing 天秤

• 天秤座 (てんびんざ) Libra (constellation)
• 天秤棒 (てんびんぼう) carrying pole
• 天秤ばかり (てんびんばかり) balance scale

And 10 more.

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