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つぼ
Kanji
坪 / 粒
Noun
Japanese Meaning
ものを入れる容器で、くびれがあり口が比較的小さいもの。陶器や磁器製のものが多い。「壺」と書く。 / 日本庭園などで用いられる、素焼きや陶製の大きな壺。 / （比喩的に）物事の要点や急所。「つぼを押さえる」の「つぼ」 / （漢字「坪」）面積の単位で、およそ3.3平方メートルに相当する。畳二枚分の広さ。 / （漢字「粒」の古い読み）粒状の小さなもの。米粒・砂粒などの一つ一つ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
みせやいえのひろさをあらわすことばで、たたみ二まいぶんのひろさ
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
日本面积单位“坪”，约3.3平方米（相当于两张榻榻米） / （古）“粒”，指一颗、一滴或一丸
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
坪：日本的面積單位，約3.3平方公尺，約等於兩張榻榻米 / 粒（古讀）：指顆粒、滴、藥丸等
Korean Meaning
(坪) 면적 단위: 약 3.3㎡, 다다미 두 장 크기 / (粒·옛읽기) 알·낟알·방울 등 작은 입자
Vietnamese Meaning
đơn vị đo diện tích, khoảng 3,3 m² (bằng 2 chiếu tatami) / hạt; giọt; viên (cách đọc cổ của chữ 粒)
Tagalog Meaning
yunit ng sukat ng lawak, humigit‑kumulang 3.3 m²; katumbas ng dalawang tatami / lumang pagbasa ng 粒: butil, patak, o pildora
Sense（1）
坪: a unit of areal measure, roughly 3.3m² or 35.5ft², equivalent to the area of two tatami mats.
Sense（2）
粒: archaic reading for modern 粒 (つぶ, tsubu), a grain, drop, or pill of something.
Sense（3）
壺: a basin; a vessel or bottle; a pressure point in acupressure or acupuncture.
（ romanization ）
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坪: a unit of areal measure, roughly 3.3m² or 35.5ft², equivalent to the area of two tatami mats. / 粒: archaic reading for modern 粒 (つぶ, tsubu), a grain, drop, or pill of something.
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つぼ
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The size of this house is about 10 tsubo.
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この家の広さは、約10つぼです。
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