Keyword
axe
Info
FrequencyTop 3400-3500
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig1206
Readings
きん
(99%)
Composed of
slightly sloped cliff
one
stick
Mnemonic

A pictograph of an axe. The top part is the handle, and the bottom part is the blade.

Used in kanji (18 in total)
place
near
new
be cut off
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
1 kin (approx. 0.6kg); 1 loaf of bread
Examples (2 in total)
I just remembered that I was supposed to buy a loaf of bread.
I bought a loaf of bread for breakfast.