測

measure

JLPT N2 Grade 5 12 strokes

Kun'yomi: はか.る
On'yomi: ソク

測 means "measure". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 12 strokes. It is read はか.る in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ソク in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

測 in example sentences

熱ねつは測はかったの？

Netsu wa hakatta no?

Have you taken your temperature?
熱ねつ、測はかってもいい？

Netsu, hakatte mo ii?

Can I check your temperature?
母ははが私わたしの熱ねつを測はかった。

Haha ga watashi no netsu o hakatta.

My mother took my temperature.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 測 mean?: 測 means "measure". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 測 have?: 測 is written in 12 strokes.
How is 測 read?: It is read はか.る in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ソク in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 測?: 測 is a JLPT N2 kanji.

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