How to say 'Kilometer' in Japanese | キロメートル

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The Japanese word for Kilometer is 'Kiromeetoru', written as キロメートル in Japanese.

word

キロメートル

Meaning

Kilometer

Reading

Kiromeetoru

Explanation

The Japanese suffix 'キロメートル (きろめーとる)' is a unit of measurement meaning 'kilometer'. It is commonly used in contexts related to distance, such as in travel, sports, or geography. For example: The distance to the next town is 5 kilometers「次の町までの距離は5キロメートルです」(つぎのまちまでのきょりはごきろめーとるです). I ran 10 kilometers yesterday「昨日10キロメートル走りました」(きのうじゅっきろめーとるはしりました). Note that 'キロメートル' is often abbreviated to 'キロ (きろ)' in casual conversation, but the full form is used in formal or precise contexts.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Frequency

3107

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word キロメートル

This word contains 5 Katakana characters :

katakana

キ

Reading

katakana

ロ

Reading

katakana

メ

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katakana

ト

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katakana

ル

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'Kiromeetoru' means 'Kilometer' .

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