匁

See also 匆

Translingual

Han character

匁 (radical 20 勹+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 心大 (PK), X心大 (XPK))

1. Japanese unit of weight (1/1000 of a kan)

References

• KangXi: not present, would follow page 150, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 2502
• Dae Jaweon: page 339, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian: not present, would follow volume 1, page 256, character 1
• Unihan data for U+5301

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Japanese

Noun

匁 (hiragana もんめ, romaji monme)

1. momme; unit of weight equivalent to about 3.75 grams
2. one thousandth of a kan (貫)

Usage notes

now used especially for weighing pearls

Kanji

匁 (common “Jōyō” kanji)

Readings

• Kun: もんめ (monme), め (me)

Compounds

• 一匁 (ichimonme): 1 momme
• 百匁 (hyakumonme): 100 momme, 375 grams

Usage notes

Removed from the daily use Jōyō kanji by the Japanese government in 2010.

• The Japan Times (October 21, 2009). Get set for next year's overhaul of joyo kanji. Accessed February 23, 2010.

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Korean

Hanja

匁 (hangeul 문, revised mun, McCune-Reischauer mun)