平方

Japanese

Kanji in this term
平	方

Etymology

From Sinitic 平方.

Noun

平方 (hiragana へいほう, romaji heihō)

1. (mathematics) The second power of a number etc.; square.
2. A square area.

   1,000平方メートル

   いっせんへいほうめーとる
   issen heihou mētoru

   1,000 square meters

Derived terms

• 平方形 (へいほうけい, heihōkei): a square, a square shape
• 平方根 (へいほうこん, heihōkon): a square root

Coordinate terms

• (mathematics): 立方 (りっぽう, rippō): third power, cube
• (mathematics): 乗 (じょう, jō): -power, as in nth power
• (area): 平米 (へいべい, heibei): a square meter
• (volume): 立米 (りゅうべい, ryūbei): a cubic meter

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Mandarin

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平方

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Noun

平方 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin píngfāng)

1. square (as in square foot, square mile, square root); second power

See also

• 平方根: square root
• 平方公里: square kilometer
• 平方米: square meter
• 平方千米: square kilometer
• 平方英尺: square foot