Kanji

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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