Rare term for the Chinese unit of area 'mu', historically about 600 m², now standardized to about 667 m². Not used in modern Japanese land measurement; encountered mainly in historical or Chinese contexts.
See also: 畝 (せ)
In China, the unit 'mu' (畝, read ほ) is sometimes used to express land area.
Rare kanji spelling for the Chinese land measure 'mu'. The reading ほ is uncommon; the more common reading for this kanji is せ (ridge between rice fields).
The kanji 畝 originally depicted a field with ridges. The reading ほ is a Sino-Japanese borrowing used for the Chinese unit 'mu', while the native Japanese reading せ refers to the ridge itself.