quantity · measure

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is りょう, and the kun reading is はかる. It has 12 strokes. It appears in words for an amount and the act of measuring it.
• Basic usage: 量 is read りょう, and 量る is read はかる.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 量 / 量る
  • 量 means amount or quantity and is read りょう. It refers to the amount or quantity of something such as water or text.
  • 一度に読める文章の量には限りがある。 means “There is a limit to how much text can be read at once.”
  • 量る means weigh or measure and is read はかる. It describes weighing a material or measuring a required amount.
  • 料理の前に小麦粉の重さを量った。 means “I weighed the flour before cooking.”