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密度 (みつど, mitsudo) Japanese meaning: density | Kotomora
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The population density of this area is high.
Today's schedule is packed (literally: has high density).
Usage patterns 〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 の 密みつ 度ど が 高たか い the density of a place is high
This area has a high population density.
密みつ 度ど が 低ひく い the density is low
This material has a low density and is light.
密みつ 度ど の 濃こ い 〈 事こと 〉 densely packed, content-rich (of a schedule, discussion, etc.)
I spent a very full, packed day.
〈 物もの 〉 の 密みつ 度ど を 測そく 定てい する to measure the density of something
We measured the density of this liquid.
Kanji 密 secrecy, density (pop), minuteness 度 degrees, occurrence, time Related words 濃度 refers to the concentration of a substance within a mixture (like salt in water), while 密度 refers to physical density (mass per volume) or figurative density of things like population or content.
比重 is the technical term for specific gravity (density relative to water), whereas 密度 is the more general term for density itself.
Don't confuse with 湿度 sounds similar to 密度 but means humidity (moisture in the air), not density.
頻度 shares the ど ending with 密度 but means frequency (how often something happens), not physical density.
Word family· 24 high density
double density
single density
bulk density
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.
