Japanese Measures (Shakkan-ho)
Japanese Length Measure
|
Base (shaku) |
Shakkan-ho unit |
Customary/Imperial Equivalent |
Metric Equivalent |
|
1/100 shaku |
1 bu |
59/500 inches |
2.997 mm (about 3 mm) |
|
1/10 shaku |
|
1 & 9/50 inches |
2.997 cm (about 3 cm) |
|
1 shaku |
1 shaku (10 sun) |
11 & 4/5 inches |
29.97 cm (about 30 cm) |
|
6 shaku |
1 ken |
1 & 29/30 yards (5 & 9/10 feet) |
1.8 meters (180 cm) |
Japanese Area Measure
|
Base |
Shakkan-ho unit |
Customary/Imperial Equivalent |
Metric Equivalent |
|
6 & 3/10 shaku x 3 & 3/20 shaku |
1 tatami* |
74 & 17/50 in. x 37 & 17/100 in. |
189 cm x 94.5 cm |
*The tatami is a thick mat of specific dimensions used to express floor space, particularly in living areas of Japanese homes.
Japanese Volume Measure
|
Base |
Shakkan-ho unit |
Customary Equivalent |
Imperial Equivalent |
Metric Equivalent |
|
1 shaku |
1 shaku |
61/100 fl. oz. |
127/200 fl. oz. |
18.04 mL |
|
1 go |
953/2 500 pint |
1 587/5 000 pint |
180.4 mL |
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