- 1. [exp, v1] to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); to weigh (something) on scales (id)
- 2. [exp, v1] to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow (id)
Conjugation — Verb (ichidan)
| Dictionary form | てんびんにかける | (tenbinnikakeru) |
| Polite | てんびんにかけます | (tenbinnikakemasu) |
| Past, plain | てんびんにかけた | (tenbinnikaketa) |
| Past, polite | てんびんにかけました | (tenbinnikakemashita) |
| Negative, plain | てんびんにかけない | (tenbinnikakenai) |
| Negative, polite | てんびんにかけません | (tenbinnikakemasen) |
| Past negative, plain | てんびんにかけなかった | (tenbinnikakenakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | てんびんにかけませんでした | (tenbinnikakemasendeshita) |
| Te-form | てんびんにかけて | (tenbinnikakete) |
| Potential | てんびんにかけられる | (tenbinnikakerareru) |
| Volitional | てんびんにかけよう | (tenbinnikakeyou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | てんびんにかければ | (tenbinnikakereba) |
| Passive | てんびんにかけられる | (tenbinnikakerareru) |
| Causative | てんびんにかけさせる | (tenbinnikakesaseru) |
| Imperative | てんびんにかけろ | (tenbinnikakero) |