noun
balance scale; balance
A weighing device with two pans; used for precise measurement or symbolic balance.
薬局では天秤ばかりで薬の重さを量ります。
At the pharmacy, they weigh medicine with a balance scale.
昔の市場では天秤ばかりがよく使われていた。
In old markets, balance scales were often used.
Compound of 天秤 (balance) and ばかり (scale). The reading ばかり is a rendaku form of はかり (秤).