単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#1,664 most used

単位

たんい1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

unit

ITS KANJI

単oneread たん here17 words ›位rankread い here11 words ›

IN A SENTENCE

Rice is sold by the kilogram.

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IN OTHER SENTENCES

Tomatoes are sold by the pound.

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MEANINGS

1

unit; denomination

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

2

credit (in school)

noun

3

in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

suffix

SOUNDS THE SAME

単衣unlined kimonoたんい · not in tangoya

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#1,664 most used

Written単位 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium