坪
two-mat area, approx. thirty-six sq ft
Readings
On'yomi
- ヘイ
Kun'yomi
- つぼ
Meaning
坪 centers on a unit of area roughly the size of two tatami mats, about thirty-six square feet. It is a specific measurement term rather than a broad concept.
Most common words using 坪
- 坪つぼ
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters
- 建て坪たてつぼ
floor space (esp. of the ground floor only); floorage
- メートル坪量メートルつぼりょう
paper weight (in grams per square metre); grammage
- 一坪本社ひとつぼほんしゃ
small company headquarters located in Tokyo simply for name value
- 一坪運動ひとつぼうんどう
campaign to prevent a public construction work by acquiring a minuscule tract of land
- 地坪じつぼ
ground area (e.g. of a building's footprint); land area
- 坪単価つぼたんか
price per tsubo (approx. 3.3 square meters)
- 坪庭つぼにわ
inner garden (esp. small, traditional); courtyard
- 坪当たりつぼあたり
per tsubo (approx. 3.3 square meters)
- 坪数つぼすう
floor space; area (in tsubo)
- 坪量つぼりょう
paper weight (in grams per square metre); grammage
- 平坪ひらつぼ
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters
- 延べ坪のべつぼ
total floor space (incl. all floors)
- 延べ坪数のべつぼすう
total floor space
- 延坪島砲撃事件ヨンピョンドほうげきじけん
Bombardment of Yeonpyeong (November 23, 2010)
- 立坪りゅうつぼ
cubic tsubo (approx. 6 cubic metres)
- 米坪べいつぼ
paper weight (in grams per square metre); grammage
Study
Etymology
坪 combines 土 (earth, ground) with 平 (flat, level), suggesting a flat piece of land used as a unit of area.
Meaning mnemonic
Picture a flat (平) piece of earth (土) measured out to exactly two tatami mats: that's 坪.
Reading mnemonic
For ヘイ, imagine laying out a flat area of hay (ヘイ) on the ground to mark off one 坪.