メートル

めーとる
noun
meter
1. meter (unit of length)
The basic metric unit of length, equal to 100 centimeters.
この部屋(へや)は5メートル×4メートルです。
This room is 5 meters by 4 meters.
100メートルを走(はし)る。
To run 100 meters.
駅(えき)まで500メートルです。
It's 500 meters to the station.

メートル is the standard unit of length in the metric system, borrowed from French 'mètre.'

ETYMOLOGY:
From French 'mètre,' ultimately from Greek 'metron' (measure).

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USAGE:
Numbers attach directly without a counter: 5メートル (5 meters). Written as 'm' in abbreviations: 100m.

Related Words

Related: キロメートル (kilometer)
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Added 2026.1.11 19:10 · Revised 2026.5.23 22:13
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