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坪 means 'tsubo'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 1833   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-33    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 5 words   Used in 20 words   Used in 643 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
Kun
   つぼ a tsubo (area covering two tatami)
Additional readings
On    ヘイ
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Discover an efficient way to convey the size of living spaces and land. Find out what these statements mean: “This house has 40 tsubo of floor space” or “The family owned a 60,000-tsubo plot of land.” Learn to say, “Land in this area is valued at 1,138,000 yen per tsubo” and “I asked what the land price was per tsubo.” Also find out about tucked-away
gardens in Kyoto courtyards.
Components
⿰  土 ground; earth  平 flat  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 坪 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 坪 is used 16 times, read 2 ways.
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ヘイ (read as ぺい) : 1 word FIND ALL
け ん ぺ い り つ 3
Most common form: 建ぺい率
noun
building-to-land ratio; building coverage ratio; land coverage; site coverage
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つぼ : 15 words FIND ALL
つ ぼ 0
noun
unit of land measurement; 3.95 square yards; 3.31 square meters
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An additional 1 less common words include 坪 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1609  Joy o' Kanji : 1609  Key to Kanji: - 

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坪
つぼ a tsubo (area covering two tatami)   
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平
ヘイ   ビョウ   たいら flat   ひら ordinary; flat   
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丷
eight
干
カン   dry; drying frame   ひる to get dry   ほす to dry (something), to air   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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