How to say 'Meter' in Japanese | メートル

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The Japanese word for Meter is 'Meetoru', written as メートル in Japanese.

word

メートル

Meaning

Meter

Reading

Meetoru

Explanation

The Japanese suffix 'メートル (めーとる)' is a loanword from the English 'meter', used to denote the unit of length in the metric system. It is commonly appended to numbers to indicate measurements in meters. For example: The pool is 25 meters long「プールは25メートルです」(ぷーるは25めーとるです). The tree is 10 meters tall「その木は10メートルです」(そのきは10めーとるです). This suffix is widely used in contexts involving measurement, such as in construction, sports, and everyday descriptions of distance or height.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Frequency

689

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word メートル

This word contains 3 Katakana characters :

katakana

メ

Reading

katakana

ト

Reading

katakana

ル

Reading

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'Meetoru' means 'Meter' .

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