計はかり知しれない

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Common word

計り知れない · i-adjective

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	計はかり知しれない	計はかり知しれなくない
Polite	計はかり知しれないです	計はかり知しれなくないですalso 計はかり知しれなくありません
Past polite	計はかり知しれなかったです	計はかり知しれなくなかったですalso 計はかり知しれなくありませんでした
Past	計はかり知しれなかった	計はかり知しれなくなかった
Te-form	計はかり知しれなくて	計はかり知しれなくなくて
Adverbial	計はかり知しれなく
Conditional	計はかり知しれなければ	計はかり知しれなくなければ
Tara conditional	計はかり知しれなかったら	計はかり知しれなくなかったら

Meanings

expression, i-adjective

unfathomable; immeasurable; inestimable

Used for things that are beyond measure or comprehension, such as depth, value, or potential. Often carries a nuance of vastness or profundity.

彼かれの才さい能のうは計はかり知しれない。
His talent is immeasurable.
宇う宙ちゅうの広ひろさは計はかり知しれない。
The vastness of the universe is unfathomable.

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Kanji

計plot, plan, scheme
知know, wisdom

Related words

底そこ知しれない
底知れない stresses depthlessness and often has a negative connotation (e.g. 底知れない恐怖), while 計り知れない is broader and more neutral in tone.
莫ばく大だいN3
莫大 describes an enormous quantity or amount (莫大な財産), whereas 計り知れない emphasizes that something is beyond measurement or comprehension, not just large.
甚じん大だい
甚大 is used for the severity of damage or impact (甚大な被害), while 計り知れない applies more broadly to value, depth, or potential that cannot be gauged.
無む限げん大だい
無限大 means literally 'infinite' in a mathematical or abstract sense, while 計り知れない conveys immensity that defies measurement without implying true infinity.

Don't confuse with

数かぞえ切きれない
数え切れない means 'too many to count' and focuses on quantity, whereas 計り知れない means 'beyond measurement' and focuses on magnitude, depth, or value.

Built from

測はかる+知しれる

Written forms

計はかり知しれない
Standard kanji spelling; the most common written form.
はかり知しれない
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; also seen in modern writing.

Etymology

From the verb 計る (はかる, 'to measure') in its continuative form 計り, plus the negative potential form of 知れる (しれる, 'to be known'), literally 'cannot be measured and known'.