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測 = 水 + 則
測 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “fathom”. It is built from 水 (water) and 則 (rule). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 160.
- Keyword
- fathom
- RTK frame
- 160
- Strokes
- 12
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- ソク
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- はか.る
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- понимать
- Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi
- 測 measure
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 測 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “rule”. 測 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 測 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.