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坪

two-mat area, approx. thirty-six sq ft

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes8

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

Explore all words using 坪 →

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.