The kanji 測 primarily conveys the meaning of "to measure," "to gauge," or "to estimate." It relates to the act of determining the size, quantity, or capacity of something. It can also imply an assessment or consideration of something.

・On-yomi (音読み): ・ソク (soku) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ・はか（る） (haka(ru))

⚫︎測定 (そくてい) Translation: Measurement ⚫︎観測 (かんそく) Translation: Observation; to observe ⚫︎予測 (よそく) Translation: Prediction; estimation

The kanji 測 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The left side is a radical called 水 (水, mizu), meaning "water" or "liquid," and the right side is 則 (そく, soku), which means "rule" or "standard." ⚫︎The meaning of 則 suggests a standardized or regulated way of doing something. ⚫︎The combination of 水 (water) and 則 implies measuring or determining something using established standards, potentially relating to the volume or properties of water. This is an example of the character's core meaning of measurement.