Japanese word

立方

Pronunciation

Romajirippō

Meaning

  • nouncube

Example

二の立方は八です。ni no rip pō wa hachi de su

The cube of two is eight.

Illustration for 立方 (cube)

More examples

この数の立方を求めます。ko no kazu no rip pō o moto me ma su

I will find the cube of this number.

Core concept

Presents the third power of a number as a quantity built from three equal factors.

Common phrases

  • 数の立方sū no rip pō

    the cube of a number

  • 立方を求めるrip pō o moto me ru

    find the cube

Similar words

三乗sanjō: The operation of multiplying the same number by itself three times.

Definition in Japanese

同じ数を三回掛け合わせた積。ona ji kazu o san kai ka ke a wa se ta seki

Word origin

The term comes from Chinese mathematical usage and combines 立 (ritsu, "stand") with 方 (hō, "direction or side"); the compound denotes a cube and the related operation of taking the third power.

Usage tips

  • English uses cube for both a three-dimensional shape and a third power, linking the shape's volume to the same multiplication.

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