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メーター (meetaa) Japanese meaning: meter | Kotomora
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The taxi meter keeps going up.
I check the gas meter once a month.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 のメーターが 上あ がる for a meter/gauge (e.g. taxi fare) to go up
The road is crowded, and the taxi meter keeps going up.
数すう メーター 先さき a few meters ahead/away
There was a dog standing a few meters ahead.
メーターを 読よ む to read a meter (e.g. gas or electric)
An inspector comes every month to read the gas meter.
メーターを 回まわ す to run/start the meter (e.g. in a taxi)
The driver started the meter as soon as the passenger got in.
Related words 計器 is a more formal, Sino-Japanese term for a measuring instrument, while メーター is the everyday katakana word for the same kind of gauge.
メーター is the general word for any measuring meter, while ゲージ specifically refers to a gauge for measuring dimensions, pressure, or conforming to a standard.
Don't confuse with メートル and メーター look and sound alike, but メートル is the standard word for the unit of length while メーター usually refers to the measuring device itself.
メーカー (manufacturer) and メーター (a measuring gauge, like on a taxi or utility meter) look and sound similar in katakana but mean completely different things.
Written forms メーター Usage 87%
Main katakana form; used for measuring devices and also for the length unit in some contexts.
メータ Usage 13%
Shorter katakana variant. It is attested and often seen in technical or compact writing, while メーター is the safer general spelling.
Etymology Written in katakana as a foreign-derived technical word, but no language of origin is specified. The spelling with a long vowel, メーター, is the main practical form.
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