メートル

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

noun

metre; meter; unit of length

usually written using kana alone

The metric unit of length. In ordinary modern Japanese it is written メートル; the kanji spellings 米 and 米突 are rare ateji.

from French mètre

駅えきまであと二に百ひゃくメートルです。
It is another two hundred meters to the station.
彼かれの身しん長ちょうは一いちメートル八はち十じゅっセンチある。
He is one meter eighty centimeters tall.

noun

meter; gauge

usually written using kana alone

Refers to a measuring instrument or gauge, but this meaning is normally written and said メーター in modern Japanese; メートル for this sense is uncommon or old-fashioned.

Written forms

メートルUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling; usually written in kana.
米めーとるUsage<1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Rare ateji spelling for the length unit; easily confused with 米 read こめ or べい, so learners should normally use メートル.
米突めーとるUsage<1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Rare ateji spelling for the length unit, mainly of historical or dictionary interest.

Kanji

米rice, USA, metre
突stab, protruding, thrust

Similar words

メーター
Common word for a measuring instrument or gauge; メートル is the normal word for the unit of length.
キロメートル
A larger length unit, kilometer; it contains メートル as the base unit.

Etymology

Borrowed from French mètre. The rare kanji spellings 米 and 米突 are ateji used for their sound rather than for their usual meanings.

メートル

メ

ー

ト

ル

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 1,000

Meanings

noun

metre; meter; unit of length

usually written using kana alone

The metric unit of length. In ordinary modern Japanese it is written メートル; the kanji spellings 米 and 米突 are rare ateji.

from French mètre

駅えきまであと二に百ひゃくメートルです。
It is another two hundred meters to the station.
彼かれの身しん長ちょうは一いちメートル八はち十じゅっセンチある。
He is one meter eighty centimeters tall.

noun

meter; gauge

usually written using kana alone

Refers to a measuring instrument or gauge, but this meaning is normally written and said メーター in modern Japanese; メートル for this sense is uncommon or old-fashioned.

Written forms

メートルUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling; usually written in kana.
米めーとるUsage<1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Rare ateji spelling for the length unit; easily confused with 米 read こめ or べい, so learners should normally use メートル.
米突めーとるUsage<1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Rare ateji spelling for the length unit, mainly of historical or dictionary interest.

Kanji

米rice, USA, metre
突stab, protruding, thrust

Similar words

メーター
Common word for a measuring instrument or gauge; メートル is the normal word for the unit of length.
キロメートル
A larger length unit, kilometer; it contains メートル as the base unit.

Etymology

Borrowed from French mètre. The rare kanji spellings 米 and 米突 are ateji used for their sound rather than for their usual meanings.