Meaning & readings
plot, plan, scheme, measure
On’yomi ケイ
Kun’yomi はか.る、はか.らう
Nanori え、かず、け
Origin
This character combines the component for "words" or "speech" on the left with the component for "ten" on the right. The idea is that when you measure or plan something, you need to speak about it carefully and systematically—breaking things down into countable parts. Over time, the character came to represent the act of measuring, planning, or calculating in general. The "ten" element likely reinforces the sense of dividing something into manageable units or counting.
AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Compound ideographic (combined meanings).
Common words
Reference
- Strokes
- 9
- Kangxi radical
- 149
- Grade
- Grade 2 (Kyōiku)
- Frequency rank
- #228 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 3
- Unicode
- U+08A08