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単位

unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination

N5Common wordNoun
Noun
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.)denomination
Noun
unit (i.e. one comprised of many)groupwhole
Noun
credit (in school, university, etc.)point
Suffix
by the ...in units of ...in groups of ...in amounts of ...each ...by ...every...

Example Sentences

時間の単位は何か。

What are the units of time?

生理学は3単位です。

Human physiology is a three-credit course.

授業は50(ふん)単位です。

In this school, a period is fifty minutes long.

(こめ)はキロ単位で売られる。

Rice is sold by the kilogram.

(わたし)は週単位で支払われる。

I am paid by the week.