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量水標 (りょうすいひょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

量りょう水すい標ひょう

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Meanings

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noun

water level marker; staff gauge

Technical term used in hydrology and civil engineering for a graduated scale that measures water level in rivers, canals, or tanks.

河か川せんの水すい位いを監かん視しするために量りょう水すい標ひょうが設せっ置ちされている。
A staff gauge is installed to monitor the river's water level.

Kanji

量quantity, measure, weight
水water
標signpost, seal, mark

Etymology

Compound of 量 (ryō, 'measure'), 水 (sui, 'water'), and 標 (hyō, 'marker'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with its meaning.