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計
Measure, Calculate, Plan
はか(る) (hakaru)
JLPT N4
Interesting Fact
The kanji 計 appears in 時計 (tokei), meaning 'clock.' Originally, clocks were viewed as devices that measured time.
Memory Trick
Imagine using a calculator to carefully measure and count numbers. That calculation helps you remember 計 means 'measure' or 'calculate.'
Readings
Onyomi: ケイ (kei)
Kunyomi: はか(る) (hakaru)
Example Words
時計
とけい (tokei)
Clock, watch
合計
ごうけい (goukei)
Total
計画
けいかく (keikaku)
Plan
計算
けいさん (keisan)
Calculation
Example Sentence
時計を 見てください。
とけいを みてください。
tokei o mite kudasai
Please look at the clock.