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キログラム (kiroguramu) Japanese meaning: kilogram | Kotomora

キログラム

also: キロ・グラム

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Common word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

usually written using kana alone

Standard metric unit of mass; commonly abbreviated as キロ in everyday speech.

from French

この荷に物もつは5キログラムあります。

This package weighs 5 kilograms.

1キログラムは1000グラムです。

One kilogram is 1000 grams.

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉の重おもさは〈数かず〉キログラムだthe weight of ~ is ~ kilograms
この荷に物もつの重おもさは五ごキログラムだ。
This luggage weighs five kilograms.
体たい重じゅうが〈数かず〉キログラム増ふえる／減へるone's body weight increases/decreases by ~ kilograms
旅りょ行こう中ちゅうに体たい重じゅうが二にキログラム増ふえてしまった。
I ended up gaining two kilograms during the trip.

Kanji

瓩kilogram, (kokuji)

Related words

キロN5
キログラム is the full, formal unit name, while キロ is the casual, everyday abbreviation used in speech and informal writing.

Don't confuse with

グラムN1
キログラム and グラム are both metric mass units but differ by a factor of 1000, so learners must be careful not to mix them up.
ポンドN3
キログラム is the standard metric unit of weight used in Japan, while ポンド is the imperial unit used mainly in English-speaking contexts like body weight or shipping.
ニュートン
ニュートン measures force, whereas キログラム measures mass, so the two are easily mixed up despite both appearing in physics problems.
ミリグラム
キログラム is used for large everyday weights like body weight, whereas ミリグラム is used for tiny amounts such as medicine doses.

Word family

キログラムメートル
kilogram-meter

Written forms

キログラムUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for the loanword 'kilogram'.
瓩きろぐらむUsage1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form (kokuji) for kilogram; almost never used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

Loanword from French 'kilogramme', adopted into Japanese as キログラム.