酌量

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Chinese

to pour the alcoholic drink; to consider
capacity; quantity; amount
capacity; quantity; amount; to estimate; to measure
 
trad. (酌量) 酌 量
simp. #(酌量) 酌 量

Pronunciation 1

Verb

酌量

  1. to consider; to deliberate; to use one's judgment
Synonyms

Pronunciation 2

Adjective

酌量

  1. appropriate (of amount)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
酌 量
しゃく
Grade: S 		りょう
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Chinese 酌量 (MC tsyak ljangH).

Pronunciation

Noun

酌(しゃく)量(りょう)する • (shakuryō suru) suru (stem 酌(しゃく)量(りょう)し (shakuryō shi), past 酌(しゃく)量(りょう)した (shakuryō shita))

  1. (law) to mitigate a sentence or punishment
    • 1966, 佐藤春夫, 猫と婆さん:
      しかし情状(じょうじょう)は十(じゅう)分(ぶん)に酌量(しゃくりょう)しょう。
      Shikashi jōjō wa jūbun ni shakuryō shō.
      But I will lessen the punishment for your deed.
  2. (dated) to adjust the amount of resource or effort one is about to expend
    Synonyms: 加減, 調整
    • 1890, 陸軍省, 陸軍軍人傷痍疾病恩給等差例:
      常(つね)ニ看(かん)護(ご)ヲ要(よう)セサ(ざ)ルモノハ輕(けい)重(ちょう)ヲ酌量(しゃくりょう)シテ第三項若(だいさんこうもし)クハ第(だい)四(し)項(こう)トス
      tsune ni kango o yō sezaru mono wa keichō o shakuryō shite daisan kō moshikuha daishi kō to su
      For those who do not need regular medical care, veteran disability compensation can be adjusted according the injury severity based on Article 3 or 4.

Inflection

Conjugation of "酌量する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 酌量し しゃくりょうし shakuryō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 酌量し しゃくりょうし shakuryō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 酌量する しゃくりょうする shakuryō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 酌量する しゃくりょうする shakuryō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 酌量すれ しゃくりょうすれ shakuryō sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 酌量せよ¹
酌量しろ² 		しゃくりょうせよ¹
しゃくりょうしろ² 		shakuryō seyo¹
shakuryō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 酌量される しゃくりょうされる shakuryō sareru
Causative 酌量させる
酌量さす 		しゃくりょうさせる
しゃくりょうさす 		shakuryō saseru
shakuryō sasu
Potential 酌量できる しゃくりょうできる shakuryō dekiru
Volitional 酌量しよう しゃくりょうしよう shakuryō shiyō
Negative 酌量しない しゃくりょうしない shakuryō shinai
Negative continuative 酌量せず しゃくりょうせず shakuryō sezu
Formal 酌量します しゃくりょうします shakuryō shimasu
Perfective 酌量した しゃくりょうした shakuryō shita
Conjunctive 酌量して しゃくりょうして shakuryō shite
Hypothetical conditional 酌量すれば しゃくりょうすれば shakuryō sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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