測
測 — Fathom
fathom, plan, scheme, measure
On’yomiソク (soku)
Kun’yomiはかる (hakaru)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 測
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 観測 | かんそく kansoku | observation; survey; measurement |
| 予測 | よそく yosoku | prediction; estimation |
| 測定 | そくてい sokutei | measurement |
| 憶測 | おくそく okusoku | guess; speculation; supposition |
| 測量 | そくりょう sokuryou | measurement; surveying |
| 計測 | けいそく keisoku | measuring; measurement |
Study notes
測 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 5), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #761 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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