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.
Standard spelling using 天秤 (balance) with kana for ばかり.
Alternate spelling with kana for てんびん and kanji 秤.
Redundant kanji spelling; rarely 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).