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ばね秤 (ばねばかり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ばねばかり

also: ばねはかり

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Meanings

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noun

spring scale; spring balance; pull tension gauge

usually written using kana alone

A scale that measures weight or force by the extension or compression of a spring. Common in kitchens, bathrooms, and simple force gauges.

このばねばかりは最さい大だい5キロまで測はかれます。
This spring scale can measure up to 5 kilograms.
理り科かの実じっ験けんでばねばかりを使つかった。
We used a spring scale in the science experiment.

Written forms

ばね秤
- ばねばかり
  Standard kanji spelling; 秤 means 'scale'.
- ばねはかり
発条秤
rarely-used kanji form
- ばねばかり
  Rare kanji form using 発条 for 'spring'; it is rarely used.
- ばねはかり
ばねはかり
Alternate reading; both ばねばかり and ばねはかり are used.

Kanji

秤balances, scales, steelyard
発departure, discharge, publish
条article, clause, counter for articles, clauses, paragraphs, etc.

Similar words

台だい秤ばかり
Platform scale; usually larger and uses a lever mechanism rather than a spring.
電でん子し秤ばかり
Electronic scale; uses a digital sensor instead of a mechanical spring.

Etymology

Compound of ばね (spring) and 秤 (scale). The reading ばねばかり is the more common form; ばねはかり is an alternate reading.