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計る
Meaning in Englishto measure, to weigh, to survey
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What it means
計る means to determine a quantity or duration by using a measuring method or instrument, applying a process to obtain a numeric result and, more broadly, to assess or estimate an aspect of something.
Main meanings
- to measure the size, amount, or weight of something using a tool or instrument
- to time or gauge the duration of an event or action
- to assess or estimate an attribute, such as popularity or risk
- to count or tally items or occurrences
How to use it
Used with tools and units to express measurement, time, or counting; supports formal and casual speech, and appears in common phrases such as 時間を計る and 人数を計る.
Variants and close terms
- 測る (はかる) to measure with an instrument, typically for length, height, or volume; romaji hakaru
- 量る (はかる) to weigh or quantify; romaji hakaru
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verb (godan)
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N1
家計
kakei
household economy, family finances
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生計
seikei
livelihood, living
N1
集計
shuukei
totalization, aggregate
N1
見計らう
mihakarau
to choose at one's own discretion
N2
統計
toukei
scattering, a scatter, dispersion
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余計
yokei
too much, unnecessary, abundance, surplus, excess, superfluity
N3
設計
sekkei
design, plan, blueprint
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会計
kaikei
accounting, bill, checkout
N3
計
kei
plan, total, sum
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