To Measure
To Weigh
transitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means quantity, but you don't "to quantity." To figure out the quantity, however, you have to measure / to weigh whatever it is you want to get the quantity of.
You need to measure the quantity of something, but don't have a scale or anything. Luckily, you are quite the hacker (はか) and hack together a scale using only rubber bands and beans.
調味料は、レシピ通りきちんと量ってくださいね。
Be sure to measure the seasonings and condiments properly according to the recipe.
空いている時間でここにある荷物の重さを量って、この紙に書いておいてください。
When you have time, please weigh the luggage here and write their weights down on this paper.
体重計で自分の体重を量るのが恐い。
I’m scared of weighing myself on the scale.