Japanese

めんせき
Meaning: area; square measure
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

面
積

Example sentences

The land area of Japan is approximately 380,000 square kilometers.
ユーラシア大陸は地球上で最大の面積を誇っている。
The Eurasian continent boasts the largest area on Earth.
ロシアは世界で一番面積が広い国だ。
Russia is the largest country in the world by area.
琵琶湖の面積は非常に広い。
The area of Lake Biwa is very large.
この部屋の面積は二十平方メートルです。
The area of this room is 20 square meters.
この曲線の下の面積を積分で求める。
Calculate the area under this curve by integration.
この湖の面積は約10平方キロメートルです。
The area of this lake is about 10 square kilometers.
アマゾン川は、世界で最も流域面積が広い川です。
The Amazon River is the river with the largest basin area in the world.
直角三角形の面積を計算する。
Calculate the area of a right-angled triangle.
平行四辺形の面積は、底辺に高さを掛けて求める。
The area of a parallelogram is calculated by multiplying the base by the height.

Usage Notes

Refers to the size of a surface or a two-dimensional space. Commonly used for land, rooms, or geometric shapes.

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