Radical Combination

Meaning

Primary

Measure

Alternative

Measurement

Mnemonic

If you want to say how big a cross is, you have to measure it. You can't say the size of something without measuring it first.

Readings

On’yomi

けい

Kun’yomi

はか

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

You need to measure this cross but all you have is a cake (けい). Good enough! I'm sure all cakes are exactly the same size, so they're a reliable unit of measure.

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