単位
Meanings
Noun
1. unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination
2. unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; whole
3. credit (in school, university, etc.); point
Suffix
4. by the ...; in units of ...; in groups of ...; in amounts of ...; each ...; by ...; every... (as ～で)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
たんい
Used in vocabulary
Examples30
この
How many credits is this course?
ここ
Fish is sold by the pound here.
家族
The family is the basic unit of society.
授業
The course is credited for 50 minutes.
私
I don't have enough credits to graduate.
米
Rice is sold by the kilogram.