計り・量り|はかりhakari[3]odaka (tail-high)

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Which spelling to use
量り量り is the more common spelling and the recommended choice for beginners. It combines kanji and kana.
計り計り is a less common spelling, also written with kanji and kana; learners will generally encounter 量り more often.
Definitions
  1. nounmeasurements; weighing
Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym測定そくていWrittenWritten register. Measuring values with instruments and equipment, as in scientific experiments; 「量り」 leans toward weighing things.
  • Synonym計測けいそくNeutralMeasuring values such as length, time or body weight with instruments; has a technical feel. 「量り」 leans toward weighing with a scale or measuring tools.
  • Synonym計量けいりょうNeutralWeighing or measuring volume with measuring tools; used in cooking (「計量カップ」) and in industry and legal metrology. 「量り」 is general everyday weighing.
  • Related実測じっそくWrittenWritten register. Actual on-site measurement, as opposed to figures from drawings, calculations or simulations; 「量り」 is just ordinary weighing.

For weighing things, use 「量る」; the noun 「量り」 mostly appears in 「量り売り」 (selling by weight). Use 「測定」/「計測」 for instrument readings, 「計量」 for weighing with measuring tools, and 「実測」 for actual on-site measurement.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 枡ます、秤はかり、尺さしなどではかること。また、その量りょう。
  2. 思量しりょう。はからい。
  3. 際限さいげん。
  4. めあて。
  5. 「はかる」の連用形れんようけい。
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