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Kanji 量: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 量: quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate, surmise

Key takeaways

Kanji 量: quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate, surmise. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

量
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Meaning

quantitymeasureweightamountconsiderestimatesurmise

On reading

リョウ

Kun reading

はか.る

Radical

里

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 量

quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate, surmise

Kanji structure breakdown

量

Structure breakdown

旦 + 里

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

At dawn (旦), the village (里) measures the quantity of the harvest. It is the time to check the total amount produced by the community.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

リョウ
  • 感無量かんむりょう

    deep emotion / overwhelmed feeling

  • 熱量ねつりょう

    heat amount / energy

  • 微量びりょう

    tiny amount / very small quantity

  • 重量じゅうりょう

    weight / heavy weight

  • 測量そくりょう

    measurement / land survey

  • 分量ぶんりょう

    amount / quantity

  • 量りょう

    amount / quantity / volume

Kun reading

はか.る
  • 量るはかる

    to measure / to weigh

Commonly used words

  • 感無量
    かんむりょう

    deep emotion / overwhelmed feeling

  • 熱量
    ねつりょう

    heat amount / energy

  • 微量
    びりょう

    tiny amount / very small quantity

  • 重量
    じゅうりょう

    weight / heavy weight

  • 測量
    そくりょう

    measurement / land survey

  • 分量
    ぶんりょう

    amount / quantity

  • 量る
    はかる

    to measure / to weigh

Example sentences

Example 1

卒業式で感無量になった。

Translation

I was filled with deep emotion at the graduation ceremony.

Example 2

試合の勝利に感無量だ。

Translation

I am overwhelmed with emotion after winning the match.

Example 3

この食べ物の熱量は高いです。

Translation

This food has a high calorie content.

Example 4

熱量を測るために器具を使う。

Translation

We use instruments to measure heat energy.

Kanji 量: quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate, surmise | Daily Nihongo