Readings: ソク (Onyomi), はか.る (Kunyomi)
Meaning: measure, fathom, compute, survey
The left radical 氵 (water) suggests liquid or depth measurement. The right component 則 (soku; rule, law) indicates measuring according to a standard or rule. Together, it means ‘to measure, particularly by standard rules or for depth/volume.’
View JLPT N2 Kanji ListHow to Write – Stroke Order
The kanji 測 (soku, hakaru) is written with 12 strokes. It starts with the three strokes of the water radical (氵) on the left, followed by the components of 則 on the right, which generally flows from top to bottom and left to right.
Kanji Details
| Radical | 氵 (さんずい) |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT Level | N2 |
| Grade | Junior High School |
Readings with English Transcription
Onyomi (Chinese readings)
- ソク (Soku)
Kunyomi (Japanese readings)
- はかる (hakaru)
Common Words Using 測
Onyomi Readings
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 測定 | そくてい | measurement |
| 予測 | よそく | prediction |
| 観測 | かんそく | observation |
| 測量 | そくりょう | surveying, measurement (especially land) |
| 推測 | すいそく | guess, conjecture |
| 計測 | けいそく | measurement, metering |
| 測距 | そっきょ | distance measurement, rangefinding |
| 測深 | そくしん | depth sounding, hydrographic survey |
| 測温 | そくおん | temperature measurement |
| 実測 | じっそく | actual measurement, on-site measurement |
Kunyomi Readings
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 測る | はかる | to measure, to weigh, to fathom |
| 測り方 | はかりかた | way of measuring |
| 測り知れない | はかりしれない | immeasurable, unfathomable |
| 測り直す | はかりなおす | to remeasure |
| 測り始める | はかりはじめる | to start measuring |
| 測り終える | はかりおえる | to finish measuring |
| 測り出す | はかりだす | to measure out (e.g., a quantity) |
| 測り取る | はかりとる | to measure and take |
| 測り兼ねる | はかりかねる | to be unable to measure (due to difficulty/hesitation) |
| 測り比べ | はかりくらべ | comparison of measurements |
Example Sentences
Japanese: 水の深さを測る。
Kana: みずのふかさをはかる。
Romaji: Mizu no fukasa o hakaru.
English: Measure the depth of the water.
Japanese: 天気を予測する。
Kana: てんきをよそくする。
Romaji: Tenki o yosoku suru.
English: To predict the weather.
Japanese: 体温を測定する。
Kana: たいおんをそくていする。
Romaji: Taion o sokutei suru.
English: To measure one’s body temperature.
Japanese: 星の動きを観測する。
Kana: ほしのうごきをかんそくする。
Romaji: Hoshi no ugoki o kansoku suru.
English: To observe the movement of stars.
Japanese: 新しい道路のために土地を測量した。
Kana: あたらしいどうろのためにとちをそくりょうした。
Romaji: Atarashii dōro no tame ni tochi o sokuryō shita.
English: They surveyed the land for the new road.
Japanese: 彼の気持ちは測り知れない。
Kana: かれのきもちははかりしれない。
Romaji: Kare no kimochi wa hakari shirenai.
English: His feelings are unfathomable.
Japanese: この機械で正確に計測できる。
Kana: このきかいでせいかくにけいそくできる。
Romaji: Kono kikai de seikaku ni keisoku dekiru.
English: This machine can measure accurately.
Japanese: 彼女は彼の考えを推測した。
Kana: かのじょはかれのかんがえをすいそくした。
Romaji: Kanojo wa kare no kangae o suisoku shita.
English: She guessed his thoughts.
Japanese: 音波を使って海底を測深する。
Kana: おんぱをつかってかいていをそくしんする。
Romaji: Onpa o tsukatte kaitei o sokushin suru.
English: They use sound waves to measure the seabed depth.
Japanese: 実測値と計算値は一致した。
Kana: じっそくちとけいさんちは一致した。
Romaji: Jissokuchi to keisanchi wa itchi shita.
English: The actual measurement and calculated value matched.
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