Translation guide
A device for measuring weight. In Japanese, the most common term is 体重計 for personal body weight scales, while はかり is the general word for any weighing device. The specific term depends on what is being weighed.
A device for measuring a person's body weight, typically found in bathrooms.
The standard word for a bathroom scale or personal weight scale.
毎朝体重計に乗る。
I get on the scale every morning.
A common brand-derived term for a bathroom scale, often used generically.
ヘルスメーターで体重を測った。
I weighed myself on the scale.
Any device for measuring weight, such as kitchen scales, luggage scales, or industrial scales.
The general term for any weighing scale or balance. Can be used for kitchen scales, postal scales, etc.
このはかりで荷物の重さを量ってください。
Please weigh the package on this scale.
Kanji form of はかり, often used in written contexts or on product labels.
Loanword from English 'scale', used in some technical or commercial contexts, but less common than はかり.
A small scale used for measuring ingredients in cooking.
Common term for a kitchen scale.
キッチンスケールで小麦粉を量る。
Weigh the flour on a kitchen scale.
Literally 'cooking scale', a descriptive term.
料理用はかりを買い替えた。
I replaced my kitchen scale.
A portable scale for weighing suitcases or bags before travel.
A descriptive term for a luggage scale.
旅行前に荷物用はかりでスーツケースの重さを確認する。
Before traveling, I check the weight of my suitcase with a luggage scale.
Specifically 'carry-on luggage scale', often used in travel contexts.
空港で手荷物スケールを使う。
Use a luggage scale at the airport.
Use 体重計 for personal body weight scales. Use はかり for general weighing devices like kitchen scales, postal scales, or industrial scales. はかり can technically include body scales, but 体重計 is more specific and common for that purpose.
The verb 量る (はかる) means 'to measure weight'. It is often used with はかり or 体重計. Example: 体重を量る (weigh oneself).
台秤で大きな箱の重さを量る。
Weigh the large box on the platform scale.
デジタルスケールで正確に計量する。
Measure accurately with a digital scale.