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WEIGHTS, MEASURES, MONEY
1 Kwam-me or 1,000 Momme
1 Hiyaku-me or
100 Momme
1 Momme
or
10 Fun
1 Fun
or
10 Rin
1 Rin
or
10 Mo
1 Mo
or
10 Shi
1 Shi
1 Hiyak-kin or
100 Kin
1 Kin
or 160 Momme
JAPANESE
WEIGHTS
8.2817077001 lbs. avoir., or 0.8281707700 lb. avoir., or 0.9082817077 lb. avoir., or 0.0008281708 lb. avoir., or 0.0000828171 lb. avoir., or 0.0000082817 lb. avoir., or 0.0000008282 lb. avoir., or 132.5073232011 lbs. avoir., or 1.3250732320 lbs. avoir., or
3.7565217 kilogrammes 375.65217 grammes 3.756521 grammes 0.375652 gramme 0.037565 gramme 0.003756 gramme 0.000375 gramme 60.1043472 kilogrammes 601.043472 grammes-
ATOTHECARIES WEIGHT-1 Riyo or 4 Momme equal 0.0402583013 lb. troy.
1 Jo nake 10 Shaku 1 Shaku make 10 Sun
1 Sun
make 10 Bu
1 Ri
make 36 Cho
1 Cho
make 60 Ken
1 Ken
make 6 Shaku
DRY MEASURE
=
about 4 yards 5 inches English about 1 foot 21 inches English about 1 inch English
LAND MEASURE
2.4403 English miles = 119.305 English yards = 59.653 English feet
On 1st October, 1897, Japan adopted pence sterling. The coinage is decimal.
MONEY
a gold standard, taking the yen (dollar) at 24:59
SIAMESE
2 Solot
or 1 Att
2 Atts
2 Pais
or 1 Pai
or 1 Seek
$0.019
$0 038
$0.0095
MONEY
' 4 Sálings or 1 Bät or Tical:
4 Bäts 20 Tämlü'ngs or 1 Ch'äng
or 1 Tämlü'ng
2 Seeks
•
or 1 Fu'ang
$0.076
50 Ch'ängs
or 1 Hip
2 Fu'ang
or 1 Sálü'ng
$0.150
100 Häps
or 1 Tära
WEIGHTS
$0.60
$2.40
$48.00
$2,400.00
=$240,000.00
The standard of weight being the coin of the country, weights are designated by the same terms. A Tical weighs 236 grains troy.
The Siamese standard of weight is just double that of the Chinese, and goods are bought and sold in Bangkok more by the Chinese than the Siamese standard.
LONG MEASURE
1 Niw
12 Niws
2 K'ú'ps
4 Säwks
make make make
1 K'ú❜p
inch 9 inches
1 Säwk
19 inches
1 Wah
20 Wahs
make
1 Sën
78 inches 130 feet
400 Sëns
make
1 Yot
93 statute miles
Note.-Timber is bought by the Yök, which is 64 Säwk in length by 1 Säwk in width or 36,864 Siamese inches, being equivalent to 169 square feet.
DRY MEASURE
1 Tänan....
20 Tänans make
1 Táng
=
I pints 15 pints
|
25 Tänans
make 1 Sat
100 Tángs or 80 Sat make 1 Keean (Coyan.)
A Keean is 20 Piculs; a Picul is 33 lbs. avoirdupois.