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Japanese symbol for “quantifying”

Romaji: kouryou
weighing; measuring volume; quantifying

In Japanese, quantifying is , read (kouryou).

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

  1. n, vs weighing; measuring volume; quantifying

Kanji and stroke order

equilibrium, measuring rod, scale
on: コウ
16 strokes · JLPT 1
quantity, measure, weight
on: リョウ
kun: はか.る
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
きんこう kinkoubalance; equilibrium
へいこう heikoubalance; equilibrium
がっしょうれんこう gasshourenkoualliance (of the Six Kingdoms against the Qin dynasty, and of individual Kingdoms with the Qin dynasty)
ふきんこう fukinkouimbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness
かくだいきんこう kakudaikinkouan expanded or expanding equilibrium
たいりょう tairyoularge quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
じゅうりょう juuryouweight
すうりょう suuryouquantity; volume; amount

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.

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