ヘルスメーター

へるすめーたー

noun

bathroom scale; body weight scale

1. bathroom scale; body weight scale

A scale used to measure body weight, typically kept in the bathroom. A Japanese-English compound formed from 'health' + 'meter'. The standard Japanese term for what English speakers call a bathroom scale.

ヘルスメーターに乗(の)る。

Step on the bathroom scale.

ヘルスメーターで体重(たいじゅう)を量(はか)る。

Measure your weight with a bathroom scale.

最近(さいきん)のヘルスメーターは体脂肪(たいしぼう)率(りつ)や筋肉量(きんにくりょう)も測(はか)れるものが多(おお)い。

Many of today's bathroom scales can also measure body fat percentage and muscle mass.

A wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English) compound from 'health' + 'meter'. Not used in English-speaking countries where 'bathroom scale' or 'body scale' is standard.

Common collocations

ヘルスメーターに乗(の)る: to step on the scale
ヘルスメーターで測(はか)る: to measure on the scale
体重計(たいじゅうけい): body weight scale — a more formal synonym

Similar words

体重計(たいじゅうけい): body weight scale — formal/generic term for the same device
体組成計(たいそせいけい): body composition scale — measures fat, muscle, etc. in addition to weight

Related Words

Compare: 体重計(たいじゅうけい) (body weight scale)

Compare: 体組成計(たいそせいけい) (body composition scale)

Compare: 体脂肪計(たいしぼうけい) (body fat scale)

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Added 2026.6.14 6:22 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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