How to say 'Centimeter' in Japanese | センチ

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The Japanese word for Centimeter is 'Senchi', written as センチ in Japanese.

word

センチ

Meaning

Centimeter

Reading

Senchi

Explanation

The Japanese suffix 'センチ (せんち)' is derived from the English word 'centimeter' and is used as a unit of measurement for length. It is commonly used in everyday contexts, such as measuring height, length, or distance. For example: this table is 80 centimeters long「このテーブルは80センチです」(このテーブルははちじゅうせんちです). She is 160 centimeters tall「彼女は160センチです」(かのじょはひゃくろくじゅうせんちです). Note that 'センチ' is often used in combination with numbers to specify measurements.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Frequency

2200

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word センチ

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

セ

Reading

katakana

ン

Reading

katakana

チ

Reading

Chi

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'Senchi' means 'Centimeter' .

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