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Search Terms: *秤*
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noun
1.
(balance) scales
2.
shoulder carrying pole
3.
steelyard
Other readings:
天びん【てんびん】
、天平【てんびん】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
•
pressing the top of a pickle vat by hanging a weight on a staff, used as a lever (in Kyoto suguki pickle making)(obscure)
expression, Ichidan verb
1.
to compare and contrast two alternatives, to weigh the relative merits of A and B, to weigh one's options
2.
to try to have it both ways, to try to sit on two stools
See also:両天秤を掛ける
Other readings:
天秤にかける【てんびんにかける】
noun
•
balance scale, balance
Other readings:
てんびん秤【てんびんばかり】
、天秤秤【てんびんばかり】
expression, Ichidan verb
1.
to weigh on a scale
2.
to weigh up options, to compare pros and cons
Other readings:
計りにかける【はかりにかける】[1]
Notes:
- word containing irregular kanji usage
noun
•
spring balance, spring scale, pull tension gauge
Other readings:
ばね秤【ばねばかり】
noun, auxillary suru verb
1.
measuring weight, weighing
2.
maximum weight (on a scales)(only relevant for ひょうりょう)
Other readings:
秤量【しょうりょう】
、称量【ひょうりょう】
、称量【しょうりょう】
expression, Ichidan verb
•
to try to have it both ways, to try to sit on two stools
See also:両天秤を掛ける
Other readings:
両天秤にかける【りょうてんびんにかける】
expression, Ichidan verb
•
to try to have it both ways, to try to sit on two stools
See also:両天秤に掛ける
Other readings:
両天秤をかける【りょうてんびんをかける】