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Gender Masculine
Usage Japanese
Scripts はかる(Japanese Hiragana) 図, 権, 法, 権, 衡, 経, 度, 量竟, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. HAH-KAH-ṘUU  [key]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 図 (hakaru) meaning "plan, diagram, figure, illustration", 斗 (hakaru), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 平 (hakaru) meaning "peace, level, even, flat", 法 (hakaru) meaning "method, law, rule", or 量 (hakaru) meaning "progress". Other kanji or kanji combinations are possible.

A famous bearer was Hakaru Hashimoto (1881–1934), a Japanese medical scientist of the Meiji and Taishō periods.
Added 1/7/2017 by cutenose
Edited 1/22/2025 by ShioTanbo1 and cutenose