尋ひろ

ひ

ろ

Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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noun

Traditional Japanese unit of length, roughly 1.8 meters, used for measuring water depth or rope length.

Usage45%

ひろUsage44%

Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

じん

尺しゃく
尺 is a smaller traditional unit of length (about 30.3 cm), while 尋 is a larger unit (about 1.8 m).
間けん
間 is a traditional unit of length (about 1.8 m) used mainly in architecture, while 尋 is used for depth or rope length.

Originally from the span of outstretched arms; the kanji 尋 is associated with the meaning 'fathom'.