匁

See also: 匆

Translingual

Etymology

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Han character

匁 (Kangxi radical 20, 勹+2, 4 strokes, cangjie input 心大 (PK) or 難心大 (XPK), composition ⿻勹乂)

Derived characters

• 𠇢, 𢜓, 𢪣, 𣏯, 𪠴, 𫇬, 𣲢, 𥐷, 𥸼, 𦁯, 𦿯

References

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

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		匁

Definitions

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Japanese

Kanji

匁

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names)

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

Readings

• Kun: もんめ (monme, 匁); め (me, 匁)

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.

Noun

匁(もんめ) • (monme) 

1. momme; unit of mass equal to 3.75 grams
2. one thousandth of a kan (貫)

Usage notes

Now used especially for weighing pearls.

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Korean

Hanja

匁 • (mun) (hangeul 문, revised mun, McCune–Reischauer mun)

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