斤きん

noun

kin; catty; traditional unit of weight (approx. 600g)

Traditional Japanese unit of weight, still encountered in some contexts such as bread loaf sizes or historical references. One kin is 600 grams.

• このパンは一いっ斤きん600グラムです。

  This loaf of bread is one kin (600 grams).

noun

pound (unit of weight)

Obsolete term for the pound as a unit of weight. Replaced by ポンド in modern Japanese.

See also: 英斤 (えいきん)

• 英えい斤きんは現げん在ざいでは使つかわれない単たん位いです。

  The eikin (pound) is a unit no longer used today.

noun, counter

loaf (of bread)

Used as a counter for loaves of bread, especially in the phrase 一斤 (いっきん) meaning one loaf. The weight of a standard loaf is often close to one kin.

• 食しょくパンを一いっ斤きん買かってきてください。

  Please buy a loaf of bread.