Memory phrase for the Kanji: 測
測
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Meaning
measure, fathom
Pronunciation
SOKU haka ru
Explanation
Left: water 氵, right: rule 則 (Money 貝 [= the capital] and knifes刂 [= violence] determine the rules.)
Mnemonic
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(fair share for irrigation) Water needs rules for measuring.
Radicals
氵
water The radical sanzui 氵 is a short form of water 水
則
rule, follow
貝
money Shows a cowries-shell, which were used as money.
刂
cut Variation of sword 刀
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Vocabulary
測る
はかる
to measure, to weigh, to survey
3910
測定
そくてい
measurement
3911
推測
すいそく
guess, conjecture
2940
予測
よそく
prediction, estimation
271
測量
そくりょう
measurement, surveying
3912
観測
かんそく
observation
5447
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