How to say 'Liter' in Japanese | リットル

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The Japanese word for Liter is 'Rittoru', written as リットル in Japanese.

word

リットル

Meaning

Liter

Reading

Rittoru

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'リットル (rittoru)' is a loanword from the English 'liter'. It refers to a unit of volume measurement in the metric system, equivalent to 1,000 cubic centimeters or about 0.264 gallons. This term is commonly used in contexts involving liquids, such as beverages, fuel, or other substances measured by volume. For example: I bought two liters of milk「2リットルの牛乳を買いました」(にリットルのぎゅうにゅうをかいました). This car consumes 10 liters per 100 kilometers「この車は100キロあたり10リットル消費します」(このくるまは100キロあたり10リットルしょうひします). Note that 'リットル' is written in katakana, as it is a foreign-derived word.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

6251

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word リットル

This word contains 4 Katakana characters :

katakana

リ

Reading

katakana

ト

Reading

katakana

ル

Reading

katakana

ツ

Reading

Tsu

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