間けん数すう

noun

number of ken; length in ken; breadth in ken

Used to express a measurement in the traditional Japanese unit 間 (ken), approximately 1.818 meters. Often appears in contexts like architecture, real estate, or traditional crafts.

See also: 間 (けん)

• この部屋へやの間けん数すうは六ろっ間けんです。

  This room is six ken in length.

• 間けん数すうで表あらわすと、その庭にわの奥おく行ゆきは十じっ間けんほどある。

  Expressed in ken, the depth of that garden is about ten ken.