キロメートル

きろめーとる
noun
kilometer
1. kilometer
A metric unit of distance equal to 1000 meters.
(えき)まで3キロメートルです
It's 3 kilometers to the station.
I run 5 kilometers every day.
How many kilometers is it from here to the airport?

キロメートル is the metric unit of distance equal to 1000 meters.

ABBREVIATIONS:

  • キロ: common spoken abbreviation
  • km: written symbol

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USAGE NOTE:
In casual speech, キロ alone is very common: (えき)まで3キロ (It's 3 km to the station). For weight, キロ means キログラム.

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