How to say 'Capacity' in Japanese | 容量

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The Japanese word for Capacity is 'Youryou', written as 容量 in Japanese.'Capacity' in hiragana is ようりょう.

word

容量

Meaning

Capacity

Reading

ようりょう

youryou

Kanji

容Contain, Looks 量Measure, Quantity

Explanation

The Japanese noun '容量 (ようりょう)' refers to 'capacity', specifically the amount that something can hold or contain. It is commonly used in contexts related to storage, such as the capacity of a container, battery, or hard drive. For example: The capacity of this bottle is 500ml「このボトルの容量は500ミリリットルです」(このボトルのようりょうは500ミリリットルです). The battery has a large capacity「そのバッテリーは容量が大きい」(そのバッテリーはようりょうがおおきい). This word is often used in technical or practical discussions about limits or measurements.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5675

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 容量

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

容

Meaning

Contain, Looks

kanji

量

Meaning

Measure, Quantity

Words Related to 容量 Through the Kanji 容

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 容 as well.

word

内容

Meaning

Content

word

美容院

Meaning

Beauty salon

word

容易

Meaning

Easy

word

形容詞

Meaning

Adjective

word

収容

Meaning

Accommodation

word

美容

Meaning

Beauty

word

容器

Meaning

Container

word

容疑

Meaning

Suspicion

Words Related to 容量 Through the Kanji 量

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 量 as well.

word

量

Meaning

Quantity

word

大量

Meaning

Large quantity

word

重量

Meaning

Weight

word

少量

Meaning

Small amount

word

小量

Meaning

Small amount

word

多量

Meaning

Large amount

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