Kanji

測

測

fathom, plan, scheme, measure

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

水部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ソク

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はかる

Nanori (Name Reading)

ひろ

Common Readings

ソク, はか…る

Example sentences

推測 すいそく
犯行 の 動機 を 推測する の は 難しい 。

It is difficult to guess the motive for the crime.

ワード ワード
パスワード に は 推測 され にくい ワード を 選ぶ べき だ 。

You should choose a word that is hard to guess for your password.

予測 よそく
明日 の 天気 は 予測 が 難しい 。

It is difficult to predict tomorrow's weather.

解析 かいせき
専門家 が 膨大な データ を 解析して 、 市場 の 動向 を 予測した 。

Experts analyzed vast amounts of data to predict market trends.

測る はかる
この 机 の 幅 を 測って ください 。

Please measure the width of this desk.

体温 たいおん
体温 を 測ったら 、 38 度 も あった 。

When I measured my body temperature, it was as high as 38 degrees.

観測 かんそく
気象庁 は 毎日 、 天気 の 変化 を 観測している 。

The Japan Meteorological Agency observes weather changes every day.

コマ コマ
彗星 の コマ が はっきり と 観測 された 。

The coma of the comet was clearly observed.

憶測 おくそく
彼 の 発言 は 、 根拠 の ない 憶測 に 基づいている 。

His statement is based on groundless speculation.

測定 そくてい
この 装置 で 血圧 を 測定 できます 。

You can measure your blood pressure with this device.

Example Vocabulary

推測

すいそく

guess; conjecture; speculation

予測

よそく

prediction; estimation

測る

はかる

to measure (length, depth, area, degree)

観測

かんそく

observation; measurement; prediction

憶測

おくそく

speculation; guesswork; conjecture

測定

そくてい

measurement

不測

ふそく

unexpected; unforeseen

計測

けいそく

measurement; instrumentation

希望的観測

きぼうてきかんそく

目測

もくそく

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