Japanese symbol for “measurement”
測定
そくてい
Romaji: sokutei
measurement
In Japanese, measurement is 測定, read そくてい (sokutei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n, vs, vt measurement
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “measurement”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 測量 | そくりょう sokuryou | measurement; surveying |
| 観測 | かんそく kansoku | observation; survey; measurement |
| 寸法 | すんぽう sunpou | measurement; size; extent |
| 計測 | けいそく keisoku | measuring; measurement |
| 寸 | すん sun | length; measurement |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 観測 | かんそく kansoku | observation; survey; measurement |
| 推測 | すいそく suisoku | guess; conjecture |
| 予測 | よそく yosoku | prediction; estimation |
| 測量 | そくりょう sokuryou | measurement; surveying |
| 計測 | けいそく keisoku | measuring; measurement |
| 予定 | よてい yotei | plans; arrangement; schedule |
| 決定 | けってい kettei | decision; determination |
| 設定 | せってい settei | establishment; creation; posing (a problem) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “measurement”.
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.