坪

tsubo; two-mat area; approx. thirty-six sq ft

8 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1823.

Readings

• つぼ (kun reading): 坪 (つぼ) tsubo; 建坪 (たてつぼ) floor space (esp. of the ground floor only)
• ヘイ (on reading)

Components

• 土
• 平
• 丷 radical horns, inverted eight
• 土 radical earth
• 干 radical dry; shield

Words using 坪

• 坪 (つぼ) tsubo
• 建坪 (たてつぼ) floor space (esp. of the ground floor only)
• 坪数 (つぼすう) floor space
• 坪単価 (つぼたんか) price per tsubo (approx. 3.3 square meters)
• 延坪 (のべつぼ) total floor space (incl. all floors)
• 延坪島砲撃事件 (ヨンピョンドほうげきじけん) Bombardment of Yeonpyeong (November 23, 2010)

17 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists