Japanese vocabulary on units of measurement

Japanese vocabulary on units of measurement. Hi everyone, in this post, Learn Japanese Daily will introduce to you the Japanese vocabulary list by theme: unitss of measurement.

Units of length

メートル : meter

キロメートル : kilometer

センチメートル : centimeter

ミリメートル : millimeter

Old Japanese units :

1 Rin (厘) = .0303 cm 1 Sun (寸) = 3.03 cm 1 Ata (咫) = 18 cm 1 Shaku (尺) = 30.3 cm 1 Ken (間) = 1.8182 m 1 Jou (丈) = 3.03 m 1 Chou (町) = 109.9 m 1 Ri (里) = 3,927 m 1 Traditional Ri (里) = 654.6 m

1 Shaku (尺) = 10 sun (寸) 1 Jou (丈) = 10 shaku (尺) 1 Ken (間) = 6 shaku (尺) 1 Chou (町) = 60 ken (間) 1 Ri (里) = 36 chou (町)[1] 1 Traditional Ri (里) = 6 chou (町)

Units of area

平方メートル : square meter

平方キロメートル : square kilometer

平方ミリメートル : square millimeter

Old Japanese units :

1 Gou (合) = 33cm2 1 Bu (歩) = 1 Tsubo (坪) = 3.306m2 1 Se (畝) = 99.17m2 1 Tan (反・段) = 991.7m2 1 Chou (町) = 9.917km2

1 Bu (歩) = 1 tsubo (坪) = 10 gou (合) 1 Se (畝) = 30 bu (歩) = 30 tsubo (坪) 1 Tan (反・段) = 10 se (畝) 1 Chou (町) = 10 tan (反・段) 畳(たたみ) 大きさは3尺×6尺(910mm×1820mm)

Units of mass

グラム : gram

キロ/キログラム : kilogam

トン : ton

1 Monme (匁) = 3.75g 1 Kin (斤) = 600g 1 Kan (貫) = 3.75kg

1 Kin (斤) = 160 momme (匁) 1 Kan (貫) = 1000 momme (匁) 1 Tan (担) = 100 kin (斤)[4]

Units of capacity

ミリリットル : milliliter

リットル : litre

１cc =１ml

1 Gou (合) = 180ml 1 Shou or Masu (升) = 1.804 liters 1 To (斗) = 18.04 liters 1 Koku (石) = 180.4 liters

1 Shou or Masu (升) = 10 gou (合) 1 To (斗) = 10 shou or masu (升) 1 Hyou (俵) = 1 “bale” or “bag” of rice = 4 to (斗) 1 Koku (石) = 10 to (斗) = 2.5 hyou (俵)

Units of volume

立方センチメートル : cubic centimeter

立方 : cube

Some other Japanese vocabulary on units of measurement :

Units of measurement used in kitchen : 

大さじ : tablespoon

小さじ : teaspoon

Other units : 

アンペア : ampere

モル : mole, mol

秒 (byou) : second、分 (fun) : minute、時間 (jikan) : hour

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