錘
錘: weight
weight; sinker; spindle
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Readings
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スイ
Kunつむ・おもり
Don't confuse with 錐 (きり, awl). 錘 is おもり (a weight, as on a fishing line) and スイ in 紡錘 (spindle).
Key words
錘おもりweight; sinker
紡錘ぼうすいspindle
紡錘形ぼうすいけいspindle shape
鉛錘えんすいlead weight
Example sentences
釣り糸に小さな錘をつけて、川の底まで沈めた。
I attached a small sinker to the fishing line and let it sink to the river bottom.
マグロは紡錘形の体をしていて、速く泳げる。
Tuna have a spindle-shaped body and can swim fast.
昔の人は、紡錘を回して糸をつむいでいた。
People in the past spun thread by turning a spindle.