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How to say 'Gram' in Japanese | グラム

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The Japanese word for Gram is 'Guramu', written as グラム in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Gram

    Reading

    Guramu

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'グラム (guramu)' refers to the unit of mass 'gram'. It is commonly used in contexts related to weight, measurements, and cooking. For example: this is 100 grams of sugar「これは100グラムの砂糖です」(これはひゃくグラムのさとうです). The package weighs 500 grams「そのパッケージは500グラムです」(そのパッケージはごひゃくグラムです). The word is borrowed from the English 'gram' and is written in katakana, as is typical for loanwords in Japanese.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    912

    Composition

    katakana

    Handwriting

Katakana in the Word グラム

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

  • katakana

    Reading

    Gu
  • katakana

    Reading

    Ra
  • katakana

    Reading

    Mu

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