密みつ度ど

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Meanings

Used in physics, statistics, and everyday language for the concentration of something per unit area, volume, or population. Also used figuratively for the richness or intensity of content, schedule, or experience.

この地ち域いきの人じん口こう密みつ度どは高たかい。
The population density of this area is high.
今日きょうのスケジュールは密みつ度どが濃こい。
Today's schedule is packed (literally: has high density).

Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉の密みつ度どが高たかいthe density of a place is high
この地ち域いきは人じん口こう密みつ度どが高たかい。
This area has a high population density.
密みつ度どが低ひくいthe density is low
この素そ材ざいは密みつ度どが低ひくくて軽かるい。
This material has a low density and is light.
密みつ度どの濃こい〈事こと〉densely packed, content-rich (of a schedule, discussion, etc.)
密みつ度どの濃こい一いち日にちを過すごした。
I spent a very full, packed day.
〈物もの〉の密みつ度どを測そく定ていするto measure the density of something
この液えき体たいの密みつ度どを測そく定ていした。
We measured the density of this liquid.

Kanji

密secrecy, density (pop), minuteness
度degrees, occurrence, time

Related words

濃のう度どN2
濃度 refers to the concentration of a substance within a mixture (like salt in water), while 密度 refers to physical density (mass per volume) or figurative density of things like population or content.
比ひ重じゅうN1
比重 is the technical term for specific gravity (density relative to water), whereas 密度 is the more general term for density itself.

Don't confuse with

湿しつ度どN3
湿度 sounds similar to 密度 but means humidity (moisture in the air), not density.
頻ひん度どN1
頻度 shares the ど ending with 密度 but means frequency (how often something happens), not physical density.

Word family· 24

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人じん口こう密みつ度ど
population density
実じっ装そう密みつ度ど
packaging density; population density (of components)
格かく納のう密みつ度ど
loading density
画が素そ密みつ度ど
pixel density
確かく率りつ密みつ度ど
probability density
磁じ束そく密みつ度ど
magnetic flux density

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Etymology

Compound of 密 (みつ, 'dense, close') and 度 (ど, 'degree'), a Sino-Japanese word. The kanji 密 suggests closeness or compactness, and 度 indicates a measure or extent.