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JAPANESE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

WEIGHTS

1 Kwam-me or 1,000 Momme

1 Hiyaku-me or

100 Momme

1 Momme

or

10 Fun

1 Fun

or

10 Rin

8.2817077001 lbs. avoir., or 0.8281707700 lb. avoir., or 0.0082817077 lb. avoir., or 0.0008281708 lb. avoir., or

3.7565217 kilogrammes 37.565217 grammes 3.756521 grammes 0.375652 gramme

1 Rin

or

10 Mo

0.0000828171 lb. avoir., or

0.037565 gramme

B.

1 Mo

or

10 Shi

1 Shi

1 Kin

1 Hiyak-kin or 100 Kin

or 160 Momme

0.0000082817 lb. avoir., or

0.0000008282 lb. avoir., or

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132.5073232011 lbs. avoir., or 60.1043472 kilogrammes

1.3250732320 lbs. avoir., or 601.043472 grammes

APOTHECARIES WEIGHT-1 Riyo or 4 Momme equal 0.0402583013 lb. troy.

0.003756 gramme

0.000375 gramme

DRY MEASURE

+

1 Jo

make 10 Shaku

=

1 Shaku make 10 Sun

1 Sun make 10 Bụ

about 3.314 yards English about 1 foot English

=

about 1.18 inches English

LAND MEASURE

1 ᎡᎥ

1 Cho

make 36 Cho

2.4403 English miles

make 60 Ken

119.305 English yards

1 Ken

make 6 Shaku

59.653 English feet