(へいほう)メートル

へいほうめーとる
noun
square meter
1. square meter (m²)
A unit of area measurement equal to a square with sides of one meter each.
この部屋(へや)二十(にじゅう)平方(へいほう)メートルです
This room is 20 square meters.
The land area is 100 square meters.
平方(へいほう)メートル()みます
m² is read as 'heihou meetoru' (square meter).

COMPOUND: 平方(へいほう) (square) + メートル (meter)

ABBREVIATION: m² or ㎡

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JAPANESE AREA MEASUREMENTS:

  • (つぼ) (approx. 3.3 m², traditional Japanese unit)
  • (じょう) (approx. 1.65 m², size of one tatami mat)

In Japan, room sizes are often expressed in (じょう) (tatami mats) rather than 平方(へいほう)メートル in casual contexts. A 6(じょう) room ≈ 10 m².