PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To measure an amount of coating agent in a solid preparation with high accuracy by using a near infrared spectroscopy even in a case where water is included in coating liquid.SOLUTION: A coating agent amount measuring device 10 has coating liquid B that has water and a compound having a 6-24C long-chain hydrocarbon group, and includes: a measurement part 30 that measures absorption with the compound of near infrared light of a wavelength region of 1600-1800 nm which does not indicate a light absorption characteristic due to water and a calculation part 31 that calculates an amount of coating agent on the basis of the measurement result of the measurement part 30.COPYRIGHT: (C)2015,JPO&INPIT