Explore 量 in amounts and measurement. Connect each reading to a complete word and a practical context.

The idea

量 has 12 strokes; follow the linked diagram. The noun 量 is りょう, as in 水の量. Compounds include 大量（たいりょう） and 少量（しょうりょう）; the verb 量る is はかる.

Patterns to compare
WordReadingExample in context
量りょうI will reduce the amount of water.
量るはかるI will weigh the luggage.
大量たいりょうThere are a large number of books in this box.
少量しょうりょうI will add a small amount of salt to the soup.

Examples

  • 水みずの量りょうを減へらします。I will reduce the amount of water.
  • 荷物にもつの重おもさを量はかります。I will weigh the luggage.
  • この箱はこには大量たいりょうの本ほんがあります。There are a large number of books in this box.
  • スープに少量しょうりょうの塩しおを入いれます。I will add a small amount of salt to the soup.
  • 今年ことしは雨あめの量りょうが多おおいです。There is a lot of rain this year.
  • 材料ざいりょうの量りょうを量はかってください。Please measure the amount of the ingredients.

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Watch out

量（りょう） names an amount; 量る（はかる） is the action of measuring. Do not assume the same reading in both. 重さ means weight, a particular property that can be measured.

Try it yourself

  1. Write the reading of 量 in 水の量 in hiragana.

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    りょう

    量 here is りょう: 水の量 is the amount of water.

  2. Write the reading of 量る in hiragana.

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    はかる

    量る is はかる; it describes measuring, as when weighing luggage.

  3. Choose the missing kanji: 大＿（たいりょう）［量／重］.

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    量

    量 completes 大量（たいりょう）, a large quantity.

Use it today

Write 量 using the diagram. Cover the table, read 大量 and 量る, then make a sentence with one of them.