Memory phrase for the Kanji: 測


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Meaning

measure, fathom

Pronunciation

SOKU
hakaru

Explanation

Left: water , right: rule (Money [= the capital] and knifes [= violence] determine the rules.)

Mnemonic

(fair share for irrigation) Water needs rules for measuring.

Radicals

waterThe radical sanzui is a short form of water
rule, follow
moneyshell a cowries-shell (used as money)
cutVariante of sword
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Vocabulary

 測る  はかる  to measure, to weigh, to survey
 測定  そくてい  measurement
 推測  すいそく  guess, conjecture
 予測  よそく  prediction, estimation
 測量  そくりょう  measurement, surveying
 観測  かんそく  observation


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