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Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

Standard metric unit of volume. The katakana form リットル is the most common spelling; the kanji 立 is occasionally seen as an abbreviation.

from French

Related words

バレル
リットル is the general metric unit of volume used in everyday contexts, while バレル is a specialized unit mainly used for oil and other commodities.
リッター
リッター and リットル both mean 'litre', but リットル is the far more common spelling while リッター is a less frequent variant, often seen in compounds like リッターカー.
ガロン
リットル is the metric unit of volume used in everyday Japanese life, while ガロン refers to the US or UK gallon and appears mainly in contexts tied to those countries, like fuel or milk volumes.
クオート
リットル is the metric unit for liquid volume used in everyday Japanese life, while クオート is a foreign (US/UK) unit seen mainly in imported recipes or product specs.

Don't confuse with

ミリリットル
リットル is the base unit of volume, while ミリリットル (mL) is one-thousandth of a リットル, so learners can mix up which unit a number refers to.
ｄｌ
ｄｌ (deciliter) is one-tenth the size of リットル (liter), so learners must convert carefully between the two units.
ｍｌ
リットル is the base unit (1 リットル = 1,000 ｍｌ), so learners must be careful not to mix up which unit a number refers to.
立りっ方ぽうメートル
立方メートル and リットル both measure volume, but 立方メートル is the larger SI unit (1 立方メートル = 1000 リットル) and is used for bulkier quantities like water tanks or shipping containers.