酌量

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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuóliáng, zhuóliang

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ, ㄓㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoek³ loeng⁶ / zoek³ loeng^6-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiok-liōng / chiak-liāng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuóliáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuóliáng
    • Wade–Giles: cho²-liang²
    • Yale: jwó-lyáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwoliang
    • Palladius: чжолян (čžoljan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuóliang
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛˊ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuóliång
    • Wade–Giles: cho²-liang⁵
    • Yale: jwó-lyang
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwo.liang
    • Palladius: чжолян (čžoljan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoek³ loeng⁶ / zoek³ loeng^6-2
    • Yale: jeuk leuhng / jeuk léung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoek⁸ loeng⁶ / dzoek⁸ loeng^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêg³ lêng⁶ / zêg³ lêng^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːk̚³ lœːŋ²²/, /t͡sœːk̚³ lœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiok-liōng
    • Tâi-lô: tsiok-liōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciokliong
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ liɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔk̚³²⁻⁴ liɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiak-liāng
    • Tâi-lô: tsiak-liāng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciakliang
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siak̚³²⁻⁵ liaŋ²²/

Verb

酌量

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

Synonyms

• (Hokkien) 約量／约量, 約其量／约其量

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuóliàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoek³ loeng²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuóliàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuóliàng
    • Wade–Giles: cho²-liang⁴
    • Yale: jwó-lyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jwolianq
    • Palladius: чжолян (čžoljan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵ li̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoek³ loeng²
    • Yale: jeuk léung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoek⁸ loeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêg³ lêng²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːk̚³ lœːŋ³⁵/

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

• IPA^(key): [ɕa̠kɯ̟ɾʲo̞ː]

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

Derived terms

• 情状酌量(じょうじょうしゃくりょう) (jōjō shakuryō)