目盛(めも)り

めもり
noun
scale; graduation; markings on a measuring instrument
1. scale; graduation marks; calibration
The divisions or markings on a measuring instrument such as a ruler, thermometer, or measuring cup that indicate measurement values.
目盛(めも)りを読(よ)んでください。
Please read the scale.
温度計(おんどけい)の目盛(めも)りが三十度(さんじゅうど)を指(さ)している。
The thermometer's scale shows thirty degrees.
計量(けいりょう)カップの目盛(めも)りに合(あ)わせて水(みず)を入(い)れた。
I added water to match the markings on the measuring cup.

A compound of 目(め) (eye) and 盛(も)り (mark, division). Refers specifically to the graduated lines or marks on measuring instruments.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 目盛(めも)りを読(よ)む (to read the scale)
  • 目盛(めも)りに合(あ)わせる (to align with the markings)
  • 目盛(めも)りが細(こま)かい (the scale is fine/detailed)
  • 目盛(めも)りが付(つ)いている (to have markings/be graduated)

Not to be confused with メモリ (memory, as in computer memory), which is a loanword from English.

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