# 測 — Measure

Frequency rank 791 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 雨 (Rain), less common than 壁 (Wall).

- On’yomi: そく
- Kun’yomi: はか
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

A tsunami on the left, and on the right a sword over a shellfish — you measure the shellfish with your sword blade while tsunami waters swirl around you.

In words:

- 測る はかる — to measure,to weigh,to survey
- 測量 そくりょう — measurement,surveying
- 測定 そくてい — measurement

[Study 測](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E6%B8%AC)

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