畝ほ

noun

mu (Chinese land measure)

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)

• 中ちゅう国ごくでは土と地ちの面めん積せきを表あらわすのに「畝ほ」という単たん位いが使つかわれることがある。

  In China, the unit 'mu' (畝, read ほ) is sometimes used to express land area.