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単位

たんい

noun

Meanings

1credit (for a course in school)
2unit
3denomination
4unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.)
5unit (i.e. one comprised of many)
6group
7whole
8credit (in school, university, etc.)

Example sentence

この服地は１ヤード単位で売られている。

This cloth is sold by the yard.

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Kanji in this word

単Simple, One, Single9 strokes 位Rank, Grade, Throne7 strokes

More words with 単

単独たんどく · soleN1 単調たんちょう · monotonyN1 単一たんいつ · singleN1 単数たんすう · singular (number)N2 単純たんじゅん · simplicity

Full entry on Jisho

N3

単語たんご · wordN3

単にたんに · simplyN3

単なるたんなる · mereN3

More words with 位

～位～い · ~th placeN2 位置いち · placeN3 上位じょうい · superiorN1 地位ちい · (social) positionN3 どの位どのくらい · how long 位置付けいちづけ · placement 一位いちい · first place 優位ゆうい · predominanceN1

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