量
quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate, surmise
Readings
On'yomi
- リョウ
Kun'yomi
- はか.る
Nanori
- かず
Meaning
量 centers on assessing how much of something there is: measuring quantity, weight, or amount, and by extension considering or estimating something's extent.
Most common words using 量
24 of 528- 量りょうN4
quantity; amount; volume; capacity; portion (of food)
- 大量たいりょうN3
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
- 容量ようりょう
capacity; volume
- 重量じゅうりょうN2
weight
- 量産りょうさん
mass production
- 軽量けいりょう
light weight
- 数量すうりょうN1
quantity; volume; amount
- 質量しつりょうN1
mass
- 音量おんりょう
volume (sound)
- 少量しょうりょうN3
small quantity; small amount
- 減量げんりょうN2
loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction
- 多量たりょうN2
large quantity; large amount
- 裁量さいりょう
discretion; judgement; judgment
- 測量そくりょうN2
measurement; surveying
- 線量せんりょう
dose (of radioactivity)
- 分量ぶんりょうN2
amount; quantity
- 力量りきりょう
ability; capacity; capability; talent
- 計量けいりょう
measuring; weighing
- 定量ていりょう
fixed quantity
- 微量びりょうN2
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
- 適量てきりょうN1
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
- 水量すいりょう
quantity or volume of water
- 量的りょうてき
quantitative; concerning the quantity
- 雨量うりょう
(amount of) rainfall
Study
Etymology
量 combines 旦 (sunrise) and 里 (village), historically suggesting measuring grain in a village at dawn. The modern form retains these components, though the exact ancient development is not fully certain.
Meaning mnemonic
Picture a village (里) at sunrise (旦) where people gather to measure out the day's grain. The scene of measuring connects to quantity, weight, and estimation.
Reading mnemonic
For リョウ, imagine a village measuring grain and saying 'Let's use the ryo measure!' — 'ryo' sounds like リョウ and fits the measuring scene.