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    3. 単位

    単位

    単たん位い

    unit

    N3KMT3News #3+1CoreCore ConceptsEducationKanji Vocab16 strokes

    たんい

    Noun

    1.
    unit, denomination
    2.
    credit (in school)

    Suffix

    3.
    in units of (e.g. "in thousands"), in amounts of

    Stroke 0 / 16

    Speed1.0x

    時じ間かんの単たん位いは秒びょうです。

    The unit of time is seconds.

    KMT2Core ConceptsScience & Math
    彼かれは大だい学がくで多おおくの単たん位いを取しゅ得とくしました。

    He acquired many credits at university.

    KMT3Education
    この測そく定てい器きはミリメートル単たん位いで正せい確かくに測はかれます。

    This measuring instrument can accurately measure in millimeter units.

    KMT4TechnologyScience & Math
    卒そつ業ぎょうするためには、必ひつ要ような単たん位いを全すべて取とらなければなりません。

    To graduate, you must earn all the required credits.

    KMT4Education
    国こく際さい単たん位い系けい（SI）は、世エスア界イはせか中いじゅうで使つかわれている標ひょう準じゅん的てきな単たん位いのシステムです。

    The International System of Units (SI) is a standard system of units used worldwide.

    KMT5Core ConceptsScience & Math

    Kanji that make up this word

    単
    ひとえ…(1)
    simple・one・single・merely
    位
    くらい・ぐらい…(2)
    rank・grade・throne・crown・about…(1)
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