noun
hectogram; 100 grams
Metric unit of mass equal to 100 grams. Used in some European contexts, but not common in everyday Japanese where grams or kilograms are preferred.
このレシピでは小麦粉を2ヘクトグラム使います。
This recipe uses 2 hectograms of flour.
Kilogram; 1 kilogram = 10 hectograms.
From French 'hectogramme', equivalent to hecto- (100) + gramme (gram).