NichiDict

天秤

てんびん
天びん
[tenbin]

Meanings

1.Noun

(balance) scales

2.Noun

carrying pole; shoulder pole; milkmaid's yoke

3.Noun

thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine)

4.Noun

fishingspreader bar

Examples

学生は粉末を天秤で量った。

The student weighed the powder on a balance scale.

彼はコストと品質を天秤にかけている。

He is weighing cost against quality.

天秤の針がゆっくりと動いた。

The needle of the balance scale moved slowly.