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N4 kanji · 9 strokes

計 means measure, plan

言 to say · 十 ten

計Real origin

Saying (言) the numbers up to ten (十): to count, to measure.

Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.

Meaning and readings

Meanings
plot, plan, scheme, measure
JLPT level
N4
Strokes
9
School grade
Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) はかる hakaru

はかる (hakaru) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.

Other Japanese readings: はからう hakarau

From Chinese (onyomi) ケイ kei

ケイ (kei) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.

Common word

時計 とけい · tokei

clock, watch

Built from

Tap a part to see the N5 and N4 kanji that use it.

言 Used in 70 kanji

See all 6 at N5 and N4

十 Used in 134 kanji

See all 9 at N5 and N4

The story and the part meanings are Chirami's own. Readings, meanings and the common word come from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, and the strokes from KanjiVG. Spotted a mistake? Email support@brightsmilesolutions.org.