Translation guide
A tool or instrument used to determine the size, amount, or degree of something. Japanese has several common words depending on what is being measured and the context.
A device for measuring physical quantities like length, weight, volume, etc.
A general term for any measuring instrument, often used in technical or industrial contexts.
This measuring device can measure temperature and humidity.
Similar to 測定器, but often implies more precise or electronic measurement.
We introduced a new measuring device.
Refers to meters, gauges, or instruments, especially on dashboards or control panels.
The car's gauges broke down.
A device for measuring length or distance, such as a ruler or measuring tape.
A ruler, typically a straight edge used for drawing lines or measuring short lengths.
Please draw a line with a ruler.
A tape measure, often used in sewing or construction. From English 'measure'.
A more formal or technical term for a tape measure.
A device for measuring weight.
General term for scales or balances, from kitchen scales to industrial weighing devices.
I weigh myself on this scale.
Specifically a bathroom scale for measuring body weight.
A balance scale, often the traditional type with two pans. Used in laboratories or symbolically.
A device for measuring temperature.
A device for measuring volume, especially in cooking.
Measure the length with a tape measure.
Please use a tape measure.
I bought a new bathroom scale.
化学の実験で天秤を使う。
Use a balance in chemistry experiments.
I took my temperature with a thermometer.
Measure one teaspoon of sugar with a measuring spoon.