How to say 'Milli' in Japanese | ミリ

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The Japanese word for Milli is 'Miri', written as ミリ in Japanese.

word

ミリ

Meaning

Milli

Reading

Miri

Explanation

The Japanese suffix 'ミリ (miri)' is derived from the metric prefix 'milli-', representing one-thousandth (1/1000) of a unit. It is commonly used in scientific, technical, and everyday contexts to denote measurements. For example: 1 millimeter「1ミリメートル」(いちミリメートル). 500 milligrams「500ミリグラム」(ごひゃくミリグラム). This suffix is often attached to units like meters (メートル), liters (リットル), or grams (グラム) to indicate smaller quantities. It is important to note that 'ミリ' is always written in katakana, as it is a borrowed term from the metric system.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Frequency

5300

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ミリ

This word contains 2 Katakana characters :

katakana

ミ

Reading

katakana

リ

Reading

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