ミリメートル

also: ミリメーター

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

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noun

millimeter; millimetre

usually written using kana alone

Standard unit of length; commonly used in technical and everyday contexts.

from French millimètre

ミリメートルUsage94%
Standard katakana spelling for the unit millimeter.
粍みりめーとるUsage6%
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form; almost always written in katakana.
ミリメーター
kana-only spelling
Alternate katakana spelling reflecting the English pronunciation; less common than ミリメートル.

Borrowed from French millimètre, with the common Japanese pronunciation ミリメートル. The alternate form ミリメーター reflects English influence.