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密度 (みつど) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Meanings 1
noun
density
Used in physics, statistics, and everyday language for the concentration of something per unit area, volume, or population. Also used figuratively for the richness or intensity of content, schedule, or experience.
Today's schedule is packed (literally: has high density).
Kanji 密 secrecy, density (pop), minuteness 度 degrees, occurrence, time Similar words 濃のう 度ど 濃度 is used for concentration of a substance in a mixture (e.g., salt concentration), while 密度 is for physical density (mass per volume) or figurative density of things like population or schedule.
比ひ 重じゅう 比重 means specific gravity (ratio of density to that of water), a more technical term than 密度.
Etymology Compound of 密 (みつ, 'dense, close') and 度 (ど, 'degree'), a Sino-Japanese word. The kanji 密 suggests closeness or compactness, and 度 indicates a measure or extent.
