尺貫法

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しゃく > しゃっ
Grade: 6
かん
Grade: S
ほう
Grade: 4

Etymology

From the system's base units of length () and weight ().

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) しゃっかんほー [shàkkáńhóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • (Tokyo) しゃっかんほー [shàkkáꜜǹhòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ɕa̠k̚kã̠ɰ̃ho̞ː]

Noun

(しゃっ)(かん)(ほう) • (shakkanhō

  1. The traditional Japanese system of units.

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