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N1 Noun

(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)

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    1. Noun

      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. Noun

      2.

      300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres)

    3. Noun

      3.

      six ken (10.91 m)

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      (たん)(ぬの)(るい)(なが)さを(あらわ)単位(たんい)です。

      Tan is a traditional unit of measurement for fabric length.

      • N1

      土地(とち)面積(めんせき)(あらわ)単位(たんい)としても(たん)使(つか)われる。

      Tan is also used to measure land area.

      • N1

      距離(きょり)単位(たんい)としての(たん)は、基本(きほん)(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.

      • N1

      土地(とち)面積(めんせき)(たん)()われたところで理解(りかい)できる(ひと)(すう)(にん)でしょう。

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

      • N1

      和船(わせん)()(はば)としての単位(たんい)(たん)は、(いち)(まい)(はば)(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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