To Measure
To Measure Scientifically
transitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means measure so the verb vocab means to measure. This word generally has to do with scientific or medical measurements.
Remember another word that means "to measure?" It is 量る, and has the same reading as this word. That should make things easier to remember.
その看護婦さんは、血圧を測るのが上手です。
The nurse is good at measuring people’s blood pressure.