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Kanji Detail for 測 - "to measure, to survey, to estimate"

測

  • Meaning

    測 means "to measure, to survey, to estimate."

    1. Measure - To determine size or amount.

    2. Survey - To examine; to assess.

    3. Estimate - To approximate; to conjecture.

    4. Depth - The measurement downward; profundity.

  • Words using 測

    • 観測 かんそく Listen observation; survey; measurement
    • 予測 よそく Listen prediction; estimation
    • 測定 そくてい Listen measurement
    • 測量 そくりょう Listen measurement; surveying
    • 計測 けいそく Listen measuring; measurement
    • 推測 すいそく Listen guess; conjecture
    • 測候所 そっこうじょ Listen weather measurement station

  • Four-character idioms with 測

    • 揣摩臆測 しまおくそく Listen conjectures and surmises; speculation; giving one's imagination full play without any ground

  • Tattoo check: 測

    • Verified meaning: to measure, to survey, to estimate
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read はかる)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 測

    Surnames 測(はかる)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    fathom; plan; scheme; measure

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    measure, estimate, conjecture

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to survey; to measure; to conjecture

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to survey, to measure; to estimate, to conjecture

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To measure depth is called 測. By extension, all measuring is called 測. Things that cannot be anticipated are called 不測 (unpredictable).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    soku(ソク) ソク

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    haka.ru(はか-る) はか-る

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    水 氵 氺 (mizu・sanzui・shitamizu)

  • Related Keywords

    to measure to survey to estimate conjecture depth speculate analyze approximate assess calculate determine evaluate examine fathom gauge inspect meter monitor probe quantify size sound test

Sentences including 測

  • There is no predicting what may happen.

  • We began to see what we can deduce from it.

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