Vocab Info

N1 Noun

反(たん)variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length, 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres), six ken (10.91 m)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1. 1.

        variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length

      2. 2.

        300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres)

      3. 3.

        six ken (10.91 m)

    All Forms

    反【たん】、 段【たん】

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    • 反(たん)は布(ぬの)類(るい)の長(なが)さを表(あらわ)す単位(たんい)です。

      Tan is a traditional unit of measurement for fabric length.

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    • 土地(とち)の面積(めんせき)を表(あらわ)す単位(たんい)としても反(たん)が使(つか)われる。

      Tan is also used to measure land area.

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    • 距離(きょり)の単位(たんい)としての反(たん)は、基本(きほん)が約(やく)十一(じゅういち)メートルである。

      As a unit of distance, tan is roughly 11 meters.

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    • 土地(とち)の面積(めんせき)を反(たん)で言(い)われたところで理解(りかい)できる人(ひと)は数(すう)人(にん)でしょう。

      If someone described land size using tan, most people wouldn’t understand.

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    • 和船(わせん)の帆(ほ)の幅(はば)としての単位(たんい)の反(たん)は、一(いち)枚(まい)の幅(はば)で約(やく)九十一(きゅうじゅういっ)センチだそうだ。

      When measuring traditional Japanese ship sails, tan equals about 91 cm per panel.

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