目盛り

めもり

Also written 目盛

Meanings

1. Noun graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale

Kanji

• 目 eye. Read as め.
• 盛 heap up. Read as もる.

Example sentences

• 日本では摂氏の目盛りが使われている。
  The Celsius scale is used in Japan.

Common phrases

• 目盛りがある

Word lists

• JLPT N1

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