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計り知る (はかりしる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

計はかり知しる

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

fathom; comprehend; estimate

Usually used in the negative potential form 計り知れない, meaning 'unfathomable' or 'beyond comprehension'. The affirmative form is rare.

See also: 計り知れない

彼かれの才さい能のうは計はかり知しれない。
His talent is unfathomable.

自し然ぜんの力ちからは計はかり知しれないものだ。

The power of nature is something beyond comprehension.

Written forms

計はかり知しるUsage21%
Standard kanji spelling; 計る conveys measuring or estimating.
測はかり知しるUsage47%
Alternate kanji spelling; 測る emphasizes physical measurement, but the compound is still understood.
はかり知しるUsage32%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing.

Kanji

計plot, plan, scheme
知know, wisdom
測fathom, plan, scheme

Similar words

計はかり知しれない
The much more common negative potential form, used as a set phrase meaning 'unfathomable' or 'immeasurable'.

Etymology

Compound of 計る (hakaru, 'to measure, estimate') and 知る (shiru, 'to know'). The combination yields 'to know by measuring', i.e., to fully comprehend or estimate.