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How to say 'Area' in Japanese | 面積

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The Japanese word for Area is 'Menseki', written as 面積 in Japanese.'Area' in hiragana is めんせき.

    word

    面積

    Meaning

    Area

    Reading

    めんせき

    menseki

    Kanji

    面Face, Surface 積Accumulate

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '面積 (めんせき)' refers to the 'area' of a surface or a two-dimensional space. It is commonly used in mathematical, geographical, and everyday contexts to describe the size of a space, such as land, rooms, or objects. For example: The area of this room is 20 square meters「この部屋の面積は20平方メートルです」(このへやのめんせきは20へいほうメートルです). The area of the park is large「公園の面積は広いです」(こうえんのめんせきはひろいです). This word is often used in technical or formal contexts, but it can also appear in casual conversations when discussing space or size.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    4

    Frequency

    3816

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 面積

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    面

    Meaning

    Face, Surface

  • kanji

    積

    Meaning

    Accumulate

Words Related to 面積 Through the Kanji 面

These 28 Words contain the Kanji 面 as well.

  • word

    面

    Meaning

    Face, Surface

  • word

    面白い

    Meaning

    Interesting, Funny

  • word

    洗面所

    Meaning

    Washroom

  • word

    正面

    Meaning

    Front

  • word

    画面

    Meaning

    Screen

  • word

    場面

    Meaning

    Scene

  • word

    表面

    Meaning

    Surface

  • word

    側面

    Meaning

    Side, Aspect

  • word

    真面目

    Meaning

    Serious, Earnest

  • word

    方面

    Meaning

    Direction, Field

  • word

    地面

    Meaning

    Ground

  • word

    一面

    Meaning

    Whole area

  • word

    全面

    Meaning

    Entirety

  • word

    内面

    Meaning

    Inside, Inner

  • word

    対面

    Meaning

    Face to face

  • word

    面する

    Meaning

    Face

  • word

    直面

    Meaning

    Confrontation

  • word

    半面

    Meaning

    Aspect

  • word

    面接

    Meaning

    Interview

  • word

    全面的

    Meaning

    Comprehensive

  • word

    平面

    Meaning

    Plane

  • word

    洗面

    Meaning

    Washing

  • word

    洗面器

    Meaning

    Washbasin

  • word

    両面

    Meaning

    Both sides

  • word

    水面

    Meaning

    Water surface

  • word

    斜面

    Meaning

    Slope

  • word

    面倒

    Meaning

    Trouble, Bother

  • word

    面倒臭い

    Meaning

    Troublesome

Words Related to 面積 Through the Kanji 積

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 積 as well.

  • word

    積り

    Meaning

    Intention

  • word

    積極

    Meaning

    Proactiveness

  • word

    積もる

    Meaning

    Accumulate, Pile up

  • word

    積む

    Meaning

    Accumulate, Pile

  • word

    積極的

    Meaning

    Proactive

  • word

    蓄積

    Meaning

    Accumulation

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