目盛り（めもり、memori）
- scale mark

The Japanese word 目盛りめもり primarily refers to a graduated scale, marking, or division used for measurement or indication. It can be found on various instruments and objects, such as rulers, thermometers, scales, dials, and gauges. It indicates specific values or points along a measurement system. Essentially, 目盛りめもり helps to read or visualize a quantity. It is the individual mark or line itself, or sometimes the whole scale with its marks.

⚫︎温度計の目盛りおんどけい の ［めもり］ Translation: The markings on a thermometer. ⚫︎定規の目盛りじょうぎ の ［めもり］ Translation: The scale on a ruler. ⚫︎体重計の目盛りたいじゅうけい の ［めもり］ Translation: The markings on a scale for measuring weight.

目盛りめもり is used when you are referring to the markings on a device or object that is used for measuring or indicating values. You might use it when talking about reading a scale, adjusting a setting, or simply describing a feature of a measuring instrument. For example, 目盛りめもり can be used in general conversation or in more technical contexts.

目盛りめもり is typically written in kanji as 目盛り, with the reading in hiragana as めもり. The okurigana is standard, with "り" being the hiragana used. There are no common variations in how it is written. The kanji 目 means "eye" or "mark," and 盛り means "a filling or serving".

⚫︎ 目印 (めじるし): Mark, sign, indicator ⚫︎ 刻み (きざみ): Gradation, notch ⚫︎ メモリ (memori): A loanword from English "memory" used for "mark" in English

There aren't direct antonyms for 目盛りめもり, as it is a term that refers to a specific physical feature. However, you could consider the absence of markings or a lack of calibration as an antonym in the functional sense.

この計器の目盛りけいき の ［めもり］は細かくて読みやすい。 ・Translation: The markings on this instrument are fine and easy to read. ・Explanation: This sentence describes the quality of the 目盛りめもり in terms of its fineness and readability.

水温が目盛りすいおん が ［めもり］の30度を示している。 ・Translation: The water temperature is showing 30 degrees on the scale. ・Explanation: This sentence indicates a specific reading indicated by the 目盛りめもり.

The word 目盛りめもり combines the kanji 目 (me), meaning "eye" or "mark," suggesting the visual element of the marks. And 盛り (mori) indicating "filling" or “serving” or a kind of division, emphasizing its function in quantifying or indicating a portion. This combination reflects the nature of these marks as visual guides for measurement.