補助単位 ほじょたんい Meanings Noun prefixed unit of measurement (i.e. millimeter, kilogram, etc.) supplementary SI unit (radian and steradian) See also: 組立単位 (くみたてたんい). Kanji 補 supplement. Read as ホ. 助 help. Read as ジョ. 単 single. Read as タン. 位 rank. Read as イ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists