単位

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See also: 單位 and 单位

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たん
Grade: 4

Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
單位 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 單位 (tan hwijH).

Pronunciation

Noun

(たん)() (tan'iたんゐ (tan'wi)?

  1. unit of measure
  2. unit (an organized group)
  3. academic credit
    (たん)()(しゅ)(とく)する
    tan'i o shutoku suru
    to get credits
    (たん)()()とす
    tan'i o otosu
    to fail a class

Hyponyms

References

  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.