平方
Meanings
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Used in mathematical contexts to denote a square unit of measurement, such as square meters or square kilometers.
The area of this room is 20 square meters.
Calculate the population density per square kilometer.
Usage patterns
- 〈数〉の平方the square of a number
The square of 3 is 9.
- 〈数〉平方メートルa given number of square meters
This room is 20 square meters.
- 〈数〉を平方するto square a number
If you square this number, it becomes 16.