Japanese word

計る

Pronunciation

Romajihakaru

Meaning

  • verbmeasure

Example

走る時間を計ります。hashi ru ji kan o haka ri ma su

I measure the time I spend running.

Illustration for 計る (measure)

More examples

発表の時間を計ります。hap pyō no ji kan o haka ri ma su

I time the presentation.

Core concept

It determines an amount, duration, or level by comparing it with a standard or judging it from available information.

Common phrases

  • 長さを計るnaga sa o haka ru

    measure length

  • 時間を計るji kan o haka ru

    time something

  • 距離を計るkyo ri o haka ru

    measure distance

Similar words

測るhakaru: To determine the size, length, distance, or duration of something.
量るhakaru: To determine the amount or weight of something.
測定するsokuteisuru: To measure something precisely, often with a tool or in a technical setting.

Definition in Japanese

数量・長さ・時間などを、基準と比べて数値で求める。sū ryō naga sa ji kan na do o ki jun to kura be te sū chi de moto me ru

Word origin

計る (hakaru) is the native Japanese verb はかる (hakaru), recorded in Old Japanese; 計 (kei, "measure; calculate") is a later kanji used to write its numerical-measurement sense.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Japanese, this verb commonly describes timing an activity or measuring its duration, so it appears in conversations about meetings, races, and cooking.

Other meanings

  • timeverb
  • gaugeverb
  • estimateverb

Related words

  • 計り方hakarikataway of measuringnoun
  • 計りhakarimeasurementnoun

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