秤(はかり)

はかり
noun
scales, weighing machine
1. scales, weighing machine, balance
A device for measuring weight.
秤(はかり)で野菜(やさい)の重(おも)さを量(はか)る。
Weigh the vegetables on the scales.
キッチン秤(はかり)で小麦粉(こむぎこ)を200グラム量(はか)った。
I measured 200 grams of flour on the kitchen scale.
体重計(たいじゅうけい)に乗(の)るのが怖(こわ)い。
I'm afraid to step on the bathroom scale.
[Note: 体重計(たいじゅうけい) is specifically a body weight scale]

秤(はかり) is a general term for scales and weighing devices.

TYPES OF SCALES:

  • キッチン秤(はかり) (kitchen scale)
  • 体重計(たいじゅうけい) (bathroom scale, body weight scale)
  • 台秤(だいばかり) (platform scale)
  • 天秤(てんびん) (balance scale)
  • デジタル秤(はかり) (digital scale)

RELATED VOCABULARY:

  • 量(はか)る (to measure, to weigh) [verb]
  • 重(おも)さ (weight)
  • 計量(けいりょう) (measurement)
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Added 2026.1.13 10:47 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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