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    3. 石

    石

    石こく

    koku

    N4KMT2News #3+1NounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab5 strokes

    斛

    こく

    Noun

    1.
    koku, traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres
    2.
    measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

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    一いっ石こくの米こめは重おもい。

    One koku of rice is heavy.

    KMT2Core ConceptsFood & Dining
    江え戸ど時じ代だい、武ぶ士しの給きゅう料りょうは石こくで表あらわされた。

    In the Edo period, samurai salaries were expressed in koku.

    KMT3HistoryCore Concepts
    この船ふねは積せき載さい量りょうが百ひゃっ石こくだ。

    This boat has a loading capacity of 100 koku.

    KMT4Travel & TransportationCore Concepts
    加か賀が百ひゃく万まん石ごくは有ゆう名めいな藩ははんでした。

    Kaga Hyakuman-goku (one million koku) was a famous domain.

    KMT4HistoryCore Concepts
    日に本ほん酒しゅの生せい産さん量りょうは石こくで数かぞえられることが多おおい。

    The production volume of sake is often counted in koku.

    KMT4Food & DiningCulture & TraditionsCore Concepts

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    石
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    stone
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