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Kotomora

噸

tonnage, (kokuji)

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Readings

On'yomi

  • トン

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

噸 is a Japanese-made kokuji that represents a unit of weight: a ton. Its meaning is narrowly focused on tonnage.

Most common words using 噸

  • 噸数とんすう

    tonnage

  • 才噸さいとん

    measured ton

  • 重噸じゅうとん

    long ton

  • 重量噸じゅうりょうとん

    dead-weight tonnage

  • 重量噸数じゅうりょうとんすう

    dead-weight tonnage

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Etymology

噸 is a kokuji created in Japan by combining the mouth radical 口 with the character 頓, which provides the phonetic reading トン. It was coined to represent the Western unit 'ton'.

Meaning mnemonic

The mouth radical 口 hints at a spoken word or unit name, while 頓 gives the sound. Together they form a character for the heavy unit 'ton'.

Reading mnemonic

For トン, the reading is exactly the English word 'ton'. Imagine a giant weight labeled 'TON' dropping into the mouth 口 of the character.