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計りかねる (はかりかねる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

計はかりかねる

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Meanings

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ichidan verb, transitive verb

be unable to figure out; find difficult to guess; struggle to work out

Expresses difficulty or inability to estimate, judge, or understand something, often about someone's feelings, intentions, or an uncertain situation.

彼かれの本ほん心しんは計はかりかねる。
I can't figure out his true feelings.
この状じょう況きょうでは、どう動うごくべきか測はかりかねている。
In this situation, I'm struggling to work out how I should act.

Written forms

計はかりかねる
Most general kanji spelling for 'to gauge, to estimate, to figure out'.
測はかりかねる
Used when the nuance is more about measuring or surveying, but often interchangeable with 計りかねる.
量はかりかねる
Used when the nuance is about weighing or measuring quantity, but often interchangeable with 計りかねる.
計はかり兼かねる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; 兼ねる is usually written in kana.

Kanji

測fathom, plan, scheme
計plot, plan, scheme
量quantity, measure, weight
兼concurrently, and, beforehand

Similar words

計はかる
計る is the base verb meaning 'to measure, to gauge, to estimate'. 計りかねる adds the auxiliary かねる, meaning 'to be unable to do' or 'to find difficult to do'.
かねる
An auxiliary verb attached to the continuative form of another verb, expressing difficulty or inability to do that action. 計りかねる is a specific combination.

Etymology

Compound of 計る (hakaru, 'to gauge, to estimate') in its continuative form 計り (hakari) and the auxiliary verb かねる (kaneru, 'to be unable to, to find difficult to').