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容積 (ようせき, youseki) Japanese meaning: capacity | Kotomora
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The capacity of this tank is 500 liters.
To calculate the volume, multiply the length, width, and height.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 の 容よう 積せき を 計けい 算さん する to calculate the capacity/volume of something
Please calculate the capacity of this tank.
容よう 積せき が 大おお きい ／ 小ちい さい to have a large/small capacity
This case has a small capacity, so it can't hold much.
〈 物もの 〉 の 容よう 積せき が 〈 数かず 〉 立りっ 方ぽう メートルある the capacity of something is a certain number of cubic meters
This water tank has a capacity of 10 cubic meters.
Kanji 積 volume, product (x*y), acreage Related words 体積 refers to the volume of any three-dimensional object, while 容積 specifically means the internal holding capacity of a container.
容量 is commonly used for storage or data capacity (e.g., memory, battery), whereas 容積 refers to physical, spatial capacity.
Word family internal volume; capacity
volume ratio
floor area ratio; FAR; floor space index
displacement volume; displacement
Etymology Compound of 容 (contain, hold) and 積 (accumulate, pile up), literally 'contained accumulation', referring to the space something can hold.
