ヤード・ポンド法

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
ヤードポンド法

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from yard +‎ pound

From ヤード (yādo, yard) + ポンド (pondo, pound) + (ほう) (-hō, model).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ードポンドほー [yàádó póńdó hóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) ードポンドほー [yàádó póńdóꜜ hòò] (Nakadaka – [6])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ja̠ːdo̞ põ̞ndo̞ ho̞ː]

Noun

ヤード・ポンド(ほう) • (yādo pondo-hō

  1. the imperial system

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN