Japanese word

キログラム

Pronunciation

Romajikiroguramu

Meaning

  • nounkilogram

Example

砂糖を一キログラム買います。sa tō o ichi ki ro gu ra mu ka i ma su

I will buy one kilogram of sugar.

Illustration for キログラム (kilogram)

More examples

荷物の重さをキログラムで記録します。ni motsu no omo sa o ki ro gu ra mu de ki roku shi ma su

I record the weight of the luggage in kilograms.

Core concept

Marks a thousand-gram measure of mass used for weighing goods and other objects.

Common phrases

  • キログラムでki ro gu ra mu de

    in kilograms

Similar words

キロkiro: A shorter, less formal name for a unit of mass equal to one thousand grams.

Definition in Japanese

物の質量を量る単位の一つで、千グラムに当たるもの。mono no shitsu ryō o haka ru tan i no hito tsu de sen gu ra mu ni a ta ru mo no

Word origin

キログラム (kiroguramu) comes from French kilogramme, whose parts trace back to Greek khilioi, "thousand," and gramma, "a small weight."

Usage tips

  • English speakers commonly use kilo as a shorter form of kilogram in shopping and cooking, but kilo is less formal in technical writing.

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