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    3. 天秤

    天秤

    天てん秤びん

    (balance) scales

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    天びん

    てんびん

    Noun

    1.
    (balance) scales
    2.
    carrying pole, shoulder pole, milkmaid's yoke
    abbreviation
    3.
    thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine)
    4.
    spreader bar
    fishing

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    Kanji that make up this word

    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    秤
    はかり…(3)
    balances・scales・steelyard
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