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メーター Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Meanings 1
noun
meter ; gauge ; measuring device
Refers to an instrument or display that measures something, such as a taxi fare meter, gas meter, speedometer, or gauge.
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I check the gas meter once a month.
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noun
metre ; meter ; unit of length
Unit-of-length use corresponding to メートル. メートル is the standard form in formal measurement, but メーター is also used, especially in speech and some everyday expressions.
See also: メートル
Written forms メーター Usage 87%
Main katakana form; used for measuring devices and also for the length unit in some contexts.
メータ Usage 13%
Shorter katakana variant. It is attested and often seen in technical or compact writing, while メーター is the safer general spelling.
Similar words メートル The standard word for the unit of length; メーター can also mean the unit, but it more often means a measuring device.
計けい 器き A more formal/native Sino-Japanese word for an instrument or gauge; メーター is the ordinary katakana word for many specific meters.
Etymology Written in katakana as a foreign-derived technical word, but no language of origin is specified. The spelling with a long vowel, メーター, is the main practical form.
