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    坪

    坪つぼ

    tsubo

    KMT9News #20+1NounCore ConceptsHome & HousingKanji Vocab8 strokes

    つぼ

    Noun

    1.
    tsubo, traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters
    2.
    tsubo, traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters
    3.
    tsubo, traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
    4.
    cubic tsubo (approx. 6 cubic metres)

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    彼かれの家いえの庭にわは広ひろいので、何なん坪つぼあるか知しりたいです。

    His house's garden is large, so I want to know how many tsubo it is.

    KMT7Home & HousingCore Concepts
    その土と地ちは1坪つぼあたり50万まん円えんで売うられました。

    The land was sold for 500,000 yen per tsubo.

    KMT9Home & HousingBusiness & Finance
    日に本ほんでは、マンションの広ひろさは坪つぼまたは平へい方ほうメートルで表あらわされることが多おおいです。

    In Japan, apartment sizes are often expressed in tsubo or square meters.

    KMT9Home & HousingCulture & Traditions
    家いえを建たてる費ひ用ようは、しばしば坪つぼ単たん価かで計けい算さんされます。

    The cost of building a house is often calculated per tsubo.

    KMT9Home & HousingBusiness & Finance
    その家いえは20坪にじゅっつぼと小ちいさいながらも、巧こう妙みょうな設せっ計けいで広ひろ々びろと感かんじられます。

    Although the house is small at 20 tsubo, the clever design makes it feel spacious.

    KMT10Home & HousingArt & Design

    Kanji that make up this word

    坪
    つぼ…(1)
    two-mat area・approx. thirty-six sq ft
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