Translation guide
In Japanese, milliliters are expressed using the loanword ミリリットル or the kanji-based ミリリットル (mL). The unit is commonly used in cooking, medicine, and product labels.
Express a volume of one thousandth of a liter in everyday contexts.
The standard loanword for milliliter, widely used in spoken and written Japanese. Often abbreviated as mL or ml.
In written Japanese, milliliter is often abbreviated as mL (using Latin letters) or ml. The symbol is placed after the number, e.g., 200 mL.
While both are used, ミリリットル is more common in product labels and recipes. 'cc' is frequently used in medical settings and casual cooking. They are interchangeable in volume.
Please add 200 milliliters of water.
This can contains 350 milliliters.
Kanji representation of milliliter, often seen in formal or technical contexts. Reading is the same as the katakana form.
Take 5 milliliters of the medicine.
Cubic centimeter, equivalent to 1 milliliter. Commonly used in medical and cooking contexts, especially in spoken Japanese. Note: 'cc' is read as シーシー.
Please add 200 cc of milk.