Quick answer
計 is the kanji for "to measure". A common reading is はか.る (hakaru). You can also practice writing it on this page.
Meaning
to measure
Also : Plan · Scheme · to plot
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
9 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 計 represents 'PLOT'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of plot.
On-reading: けい — remember this sound by associating it with plot. Kun-reading: はか.る.
Example Sentences
計画通りに進んでいます。
けいかくどおりにすすんでいます。
Things are progressing as planned.
時計が五分遅れています。
とけいがごふんおくれています。
The clock is five minutes slow.
Vocabulary using 計
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Last updated Jul 25, 2026
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