| 鎌 | meaning | 'sickle, scythe, trick' |
| onyomi | レン、ケン | |
| kunyomi |
| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 鎌倉時代 | かまくらじだい | Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE) |
| 鎌切 | かまきり, とうろう, いもじり, いいぼむしり, カマキリ | praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis) |
| 鎌形 | かまがた | sickle-shaped, falciform |
| 鎌止め | かまどめ | cutting grass and trees is prohibited |
| 鎌足 | かまあし | legs bowed in, sitting with heels spread apart |
| 鎌首 | かまくび | gooseneck |
| 鎌鼬 | かまいたち | cut caused by whirlwind, folkloric monster |
| 鎖鎌 | くさりがま | sickle and chain (weapon) |
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