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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.