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JAPANESE WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

WEIGHTS

1 Kwam-me

1 Hiyaku-me or

or 1,000 Momme

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

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 4.3250732320 lbs. avoir., or

3.7565217 kilogrammes 37.565217 grammes 3.756521 grammės 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.

DRY MEASURE

1 Jo

nake 10 Shaku

=

1 Shaku make 10 Sun

1 Sun

about 3.314 yards English about 1 foot English

make 10 Bu

=

about 1.18 inches English

LAND MEASURE

1 Ri

make 36 Cho

2.4403 English miles

1 Cho

make 60 Ken

=119.305 English yards

1 Ken

make 6 Shaku

59.653 English feet