Japanese

はかる
Meaning: to measure (time); to calculate
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 計る 計らない
Polite 計ります 計りません
Past 計った 計らなかった
Polite + Past 計りました 計りませんでした
Te-form 計って 計らなくて
Potential 計れる 計れない
Passive 計られる 計られない
Causative 計らせる 計らせない
Causative + Passive 計らされる 計らされない
Imperative 計れ 計るな

Handwriting

計
る

Example sentences

Measure the time with a stopwatch.
紅茶を蒸らしている間、砂時計で時間を計った。
I measured the time with an hourglass while the tea was steeping.
彼はストップウォッチで走るタイムを計った。
He timed his run with a stopwatch.

Usage Notes

Specifically used for measuring time, numbers, or degrees.

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