Japanese symbol for “graduations”

目盛り

めもり

Romaji: memori

graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale

In Japanese, graduations is 目盛り, read めもり (memori).

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Meanings

n graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale

Written forms: 目盛り、目盛. Readings: めもり.

Kanji and stroke order

目

eye, class, look

on: モク、ボク
kun: め、-め、ま-

5 strokes · JLPT 4

盛

boom, prosper, copulate

on: セイ、ジョウ
kun: も.る、さか.る、さか.ん

11 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
目的	もくてき mokuteki	purpose; goal; aim
目標	もくひょう mokuhyou	goal; target; aim
注目	ちゅうもく chuumoku	notice; attention; observation
項目	こうもく koumoku	item; heading; category
目撃	もくげき mokugeki	witnessing; observing; sighting
駄目	だめ dame	no good; not serving its purpose; useless
盛り	さかり sakari	height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); (in) season
盛ん	さかん sakan	prosperous; flourishing; thriving

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.