# 鎌 — Sickle

Frequency rank 1550 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 浩 (Wide expanse), less common than 斬 (Slice).

- On’yomi: れん
- Kun’yomi: かま
- Radical: 金 Gold (Kangxi 167)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Gold on the left curves into a sickle shape on the right — a golden sickle, the finest harvesting tool forged from precious metal.

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