JAPANESE WEIGHTS, MEASURES AND 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 -
WEIGHTS
8.2817077001 lbs. avoir., or 0.8281707700 lb. avoir., or
0.0082817077 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 37.565217 grammes 3.756521 grammes 0.375652 gramme 0.037565 gramme 0.003756 gramme 0.000375 gramme 60.1043472 kilogrammes 601.043472 grammes
APOTHECARIES WEIGHT-1 Riyo or 4 Momme equal 0.0402583013 lb. troy.
1 Jo inake 10 Shaku
1 Shaku make 10 Sun
1 Sun make 10 Bu
DRY MEASURE
about 4 yards 5 inches English about 1 foot 21 inches English about 1 inch English
1 Ri make 36 Cho
1 Cho make 60 Ken
1 Ken make 6 Shaku
LAND MEASURE
2.4403 English miles
= 119.305 English yards
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59.653 English feet
MONEY
On 1st October, 1897, Japan adopted a gold standard, taking the yen (dollar) at 24:59 pence sterling. The coinage is decimal.