Japanese

トン

トン
Meaning: ton (unit of mass or volume)
Part of Speech: Noun, Counter, Adverb

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Handwriting

ト
ン

Example sentences

The gross tonnage of this ship exceeds 10,000 tons.
このトラックの最大積載量は5トンです。
The maximum load capacity of this truck is 5 tons.
その巨大な客船の総トン数は十万トンを超える。
The gross tonnage of that huge cruise ship exceeds 100,000 tons.

Usage Notes

A unit of mass (1,000 kg in the metric system) or volume (used for ships). It is often written in katakana as トン.

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