Japanese word

グラム

Pronunciation

Romajiguramu

Meaning

  • noungram

Example

小麦粉を百グラム使います。ko mugi kona o hyaku gu ra mu tsuka i ma su

I use one hundred grams of flour.

Illustration for グラム (gram)

More examples

このりんごは百グラムです。ko no ri n go wa hyaku gu ra mu de su

This apple is one hundred grams.

荷物の重さは三百グラムでした。ni motsu no omo sa wa san byaku gu ra mu de shi ta

The package weighed three hundred grams.

Core concept

Indicates how much matter an object or substance contains by using a small metric unit of mass.

Common phrases

  • 一グラムichi gu ra mu

    one gram

  • グラム単位でgu ra mu tan i de

    in grams

  • 一グラム当たりichi gu ra mu a ta ri

    per gram

Definition in Japanese

物の重さを量るときに用いる、千分の一キログラムに相当する質量の単位。mono no omo sa o haka ru to ki ni mochi i ru sen bun no ichi ki ro gu ra mu ni sō tō su ru shitsu ryō no tan i

Word origin

グラム (guramu) is borrowed from French gramme, the name of a metric unit of mass.

Usage tips

  • Japanese uses グラム (guramu) after a number without changing its form, so the same noun appears for both singular and plural amounts.

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