The Japanese vocabulary「鎌 (かま、カマ、kama)」means “sickle.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
| Key Word | 鎌 |
| Hiragana | かま |
| Romaji Reading | kama |
| English Meaning | sickle |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
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The Example Japanese Sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
We’ll reap the rice with a sickle from early morning.
Plain Form:
早朝から鎌で稲を刈る。
Sōchō kara kama de ine o karu.
Polite Form:
早朝から鎌で稲を刈ります。
Sōchō kara kama de ine o karimasu.
I’ll harvest rice using a sickle.
Plain Form:
鎌を使って稲を刈る。
Kama o tsukatte ine o karu.
Polite Form:
鎌を使って稲を刈ります。
Kama o tsukatte ine o karimasu.
The sickle is rusty and can’t cut anything.
Plain Form:
鎌が錆びて何も切れない。
Kama ga sabite nani mo kirenai.
Polite Form:
鎌が錆びて何も切れません。
Kama ga sabite nani mo kiremasen.
I mowed the weeds with a sickle.
Plain Form:
鎌で雑草を刈った。
Kama de zassō o katta.
Polite Form:
鎌で雑草を刈りました。
Kama de zassō o karimashita.
