計 – plot, plan, scheme

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The kanji 計 means plot, plan, scheme, measure. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ケイ (kei); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is はか.る、はか.らう (hakaru, hakarau). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ケイ	kei
Kun’yomi	はか.る	hakaru
Kun’yomi	はか.らう	hakarau

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 言 (Kangxi radical 149). Components: 言・十.

Words using 計

時計とけいclock計画けいかくplan計けいplan設計せっけいplan会計かいけいaccounting計算けいさんcalculation合計ごうけいsum total計器けいきmeter計るはかるto measure統計とうけいstatistics余計よけいextra家計かけいhousehold economy生計せいけいlivelihood集計しゅうけいtotalization見計らうみはからうto choose at one's own discretion

Example sentences

あなたの時計では何時ですか。

What time is it by your watch?

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その計画では彼に同調できました。

We went with him on that plan.

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昭和天皇が靖国神社で７５年までに戦後計８回参拝した。

In the post-War period, up until 1975, Emperor Showa prayed at the Yasukuni Shrine a total of 8 times.

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Kanji with the same radical

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