JLPT N2 · 12 strokes
Kanji 測: "fathom, plan, scheme"
The kanji 測 means "fathom, plan, scheme, measure". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read ソク in on'yomi and はか.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ソク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はか.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | fathom, plan, scheme, measure |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 761 of 2,501 |
Common words with 測
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 推測guess; conjecture
- 予測prediction; estimation
- 観測observation; survey; measurement · opinion; prediction; thinking
- 憶測guess; speculation; supposition
- 測定measurement
- 不測unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
- 計測measuring; measurement
- 希望的観測wishful thinking
- 目測eye measurement; measure with eye
- 測量measurement; surveying
- 天体観測astronomical observation; stargazing
- 予測がつくto have a good idea; to be able to predict
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