How to say "weigh" in Japanese

• 計るはかるJLPT N3approx.Common
  godan verb, transitive verbA common, general-purpose verb of measurement: it covers weighing something — finding its weight — alongside its other senses of measuring, surveying, and timing. Use it when you simply want to weigh or measure something.
  優すぐれた教育きょういくの価値かちは金銭きんせんでははかれない。↗

  The value of a good education cannot be measured in terms of money.
• 天秤にかけるてんびんにかける
  expression, ichidan verbCovers weighing one thing against another — comparing the relative merits of two options — and, literally, weighing something on scales. A less common, idiomatic expression, it suits deciding between two alternatives.

Use 「計る」 for simply weighing something — a common verb that also covers measuring and timing; use 「天秤にかける」 for weighing one thing against another or comparing two options, though it can also mean weighing on scales.

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• 計るはかるto measure
• 天秤にかけるてんびんにかけるto weigh (one thing against another)
• 占めるしめるto occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.)