Japanese word

ミリリットル

Pronunciation

Romajimiririttoru

Meaning

  • nounmilliliter

Example

コップに牛乳を二百ミリリットル注ぎます。ko ppu ni gyū nyū o ni hyaku mi ri ri tto ru soso gi ma su

I pour two hundred milliliters of milk into the glass.

Illustration for ミリリットル (milliliter)

More examples

この薬は一回に五ミリリットル飲みます。ko no kusuri wa ichi kai ni go mi ri ri tto ru no mi ma su

I take five milliliters of this medicine at a time.

Core concept

Marks a precise liquid volume on a scale in which one liter is divided into one thousand equal parts.

Common phrases

  • 百ミリリットルの水hyaku mi ri ri tto ru no mizu

    100 milliliters of water

  • ミリリットルを量るmi ri ri tto ru o haka ru

    measure milliliters

Definition in Japanese

液体の体積を表す単位で、一リットルの千分の一に当たる量。eki tai no tai seki o arawa su tan i de ichi ri tto ru no sen bun no ichi ni a ta ru ryō

Word origin

ミリリットル (miririttoru) is a Japanese loanword from English milliliter, which combines milli-, from Latin mille "thousand," with liter, a unit of volume.

Usage tips

  • In everyday English, milliliter is often shortened to mL on labels and in recipes, while the full word is common in speech.

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