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百匁 (ひゃくもんめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

百ひゃく匁もんめ

also: ひゃくめ

Meanings

1

noun

375 grams; 100 monme

archaic

Archaic unit of weight equal to 100 monme (匁), approximately 375 grams. Used historically in commerce and measurement.

See also: 百目

江え戸ど時じ代だい、百ひゃく匁もんめは約やく375グラムに相そう当とうした。
In the Edo period, 100 monme was equivalent to about 375 grams.

Written forms

百匁
- ひゃくもんめ
  Standard kanji spelling for this historical unit of weight.
- ひゃくめ
  irregular kana usage
百ひゃく目め
Alternate spelling using 目 instead of 匁; reading ひゃくめ is marked as irregular kana usage.
ひゃくめ
irregular kana usage

Kanji

百

hundred

匁monme, 3.75 grams, (kokuji)

Similar words

匁もんめ
匁 is the base unit (about 3.75 grams); 百匁 is 100 times that amount.
貫かん
1貫 is 1000匁 (about 3.75 kg), a larger traditional weight unit.

Etymology

Compound of 百 (hundred) and 匁 (monme, a traditional Japanese weight unit). The reading ひゃくめ is an irregular contraction.