距離計(きょりけい)

きょりけい
noun
rangefinder; distance meter
tool
1. rangefinder; distance-measuring device
An instrument that measures the distance to a target, used in photography, surveying, golf, and similar fields. Modern versions are often laser-based.
距離計(きょりけい)で測(はか)る。
I measure it with a rangefinder.
ゴルフ用(よう)の距離計(きょりけい)を買(か)った。
I bought a rangefinder for golf.
レーザー距離計(きょりけい)を使(つか)えば、遠(とお)くの的(まと)までの距離(きょり)を正確(せいかく)に測(はか)れる。
With a laser rangefinder, you can accurately measure the distance to a faraway target.

Formed from 距離(きょり) (distance) plus the suffix 計(けい) (meter, gauge), which appears in many instrument names such as 温度計(おんどけい) (thermometer) and 体重計(たいじゅうけい) (scale).

Common collocations

  • レーザー距離計(きょりけい): laser rangefinder
  • 距離計(きょりけい)で測(はか)る: to measure with a rangefinder
  • 距離計(きょりけい)付(つ)き: equipped with a rangefinder

Usage

In camera terminology, 距離計(きょりけい) refers specifically to the rangefinder focusing mechanism; such cameras are called 距離計(きょりけい)カメラ (rangefinder cameras).

Related Words

Related: 速度計(そくどけい) (speedometer)
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Added 2026.6.18 9:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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