測はかる

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

measure; gauge; survey

Only when written 測る

Used for finding a physical value such as length, depth, distance, temperature, speed, area, or boundaries. 測る is the safest spelling for this objective measuring sense.

• 体たい温おんを測はかってから受うけ付つけに来きてください。

  Please measure your temperature before coming to reception.

• 業ぎょう者しゃが土と地ちの面めん積せきを測はかった。

  The contractor measured the area of the land.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

weigh; measure an amount

Only when written 量る

Used when determining weight, volume, or quantity. 量る is especially natural with food, ingredients, luggage, and amounts.

• 小こ麦むぎ粉こを200グラム量はかる。

  Measure out 200 grams of flour.

• 空くう港こうで荷に物もつの重おもさを量はかった。

  I weighed my luggage at the airport.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

time; measure duration

Only when written 計る

Used for timing or measuring how long something takes. 計る is especially common with 時間 and タイム.

• ストップウォッチでタイムを計はかった。

  I timed it with a stopwatch.

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

infer; surmise; gauge

Figurative use for judging someone’s feelings, intentions, or a situation from clues. 測る, 計る, and 量る may all appear depending on what nuance the writer wants, but 推し量る is often more explicit for sympathetic or careful inference.

• 彼かれの言こと葉ばだけで真しん意いを測はかるのは難むずかしい。

  It is hard to infer his true intention from his words alone.

• 相あい手ての表ひょう情じょうから気き持もちをはかる。

  I gauge the other person’s feelings from their expression.