How to say 'Millimeter' in Japanese | ミリメートル

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The Japanese word for Millimeter is 'Mirimeetoru', written as ミリメートル in Japanese.

word

ミリメートル

Meaning

Millimeter

Reading

Mirimeetoru

Explanation

The Japanese suffix 'ミリメートル (mirimeetoru)' is a unit of measurement meaning 'millimeter'. It is used to measure small lengths or distances, equivalent to one-thousandth of a meter. This term is commonly used in scientific, engineering, and everyday contexts. For example: the thickness is 5 millimeters「厚さは5ミリメートルです」(あつさはごミリメートルです). The gap is only 2 millimeters「隙間はたった2ミリメートルです」(すきまはたったにミリメートルです). Note that 'ミリメートル' is often abbreviated as 'mm' in written form, similar to English.

Part Of Speech

suffix

Frequency

5285

Composition

katakana

Handwriting

Katakana in the Word ミリメートル

This word contains 5 Katakana characters :

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ミ

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リ

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メ

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ト

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'Mirimeetoru' means 'Millimeter' .

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