Japanese

メートル

メートル
Meaning: meter (unit of length)
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

メ
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ト
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Example sentences

It's only 100 meters more to the goal.
このビルは高さが300メートル超だ。
This building is over 300 meters tall.
100メートルを10秒で走る。
Runs 100 meters in 10 seconds.
彼は100メートル走で自己ベストのタイムを記録した。
He recorded his personal best time in the 100-meter dash.
彼が100メートル走で世界新記録を樹立した。
He set a new world record in the 100-meter dash.
江戸時代、六尺は約一・八メートルだった。
In the Edo period, six shaku was approximately 1.8 meters.
その選手は、100メートル走で世界記録を更新した。
That athlete updated the world record in the 100-meter sprint.
この山は海抜3000メートルだ。
This mountain is 3000 meters above sea level.

Usage Notes

The basic unit of length in the metric system (SI).

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