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平米 (へいべい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

平へい米べい

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Meanings

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noun

square meter

Common unit of area; used in real estate, construction, and everyday measurements.

この部屋へやは20平へい米べいあります。
This room is 20 square meters.
平へい米べい単たん価かはいくらですか。
What is the price per square meter?

Kanji

平even, flat, peace
米rice, USA, metre

Similar words

平へい方ほうメートル
Formal unit name; 平米 is the common abbreviation used in everyday contexts.
坪つぼ
Traditional Japanese unit of area (approx. 3.3 square meters); still used in real estate.

Etymology

Abbreviation of 平方メートル (heihō mētoru), combining 平 (flat/level) and 米 (meter).