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ダカ (daka) Japanese meaning: deca- | Kotomora

ダカ

ダ

カ

Meanings

1

deca-; da; 10^1

Metric prefix meaning ten times the base unit. Used in scientific and technical contexts, often in katakana.

1ダカメートルは10メートルです。
One decameter is ten meters.
ダカは国こく際さい単

Opposites

デシ
デシ (deci-) means one-tenth of the base unit, the inverse of ダカ (deca-), which means ten times the base unit.

Don't confuse with

ヘクト
ヘクト (hecto-) means one hundred times the base unit, a much larger multiple than ダカ (deca-), which means only ten times.

Etymology

From the metric prefix 'deca-', derived from Greek δέκα (déka) meaning 'ten'. Adopted into Japanese as a katakana loanword.

たん

位い

系けい

で

10

倍ばい

を

表あらわ

す

接せっ

頭とう

語ご

です

。

Deca- is a prefix meaning ten times in the International System of Units.