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かま

N2sickle

Examples

農夫は鎌で畑の草を刈った。

使い終えた鎌の刃を布で拭いた。

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Study notes

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

  • Structure: (かま) is a curved-blade tool for cutting grass or crops. It appears as an instrument and as the whole owning a blade.
  • Basic usage: A farmer cuts grass with a sickle; afterward its blade is wiped.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

  • Tool used for cutting and blade maintained afterward
    • 鎌で marks means; 鎌の刃 is a whole-part relation. The second direct object is , not the entire sickle.

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