ポンド

ぽんど
noun
British pound; pound (weight)
1. pound; British pound (currency)
The currency of the United Kingdom (pound sterling). From English 'pound'.
円(えん)をポンドに替(か)える。
I change yen into pounds.
家賃(やちん)は月(つき)八百(はっぴゃく)ポンドだ。
The rent is 800 pounds a month.
ポンドはアメリカドルに対(たい)して値下(ねさ)がりした。
The pound fell against the US dollar.
2. pound (unit of weight)
The unit of weight equal to about 454 grams, used mainly when referring to overseas measures.
赤(あか)ちゃんは七(なな)ポンドで生(う)まれた。
The baby was born weighing seven pounds.
牛肉(ぎゅうにく)を一(いち)ポンド買(か)った。
I bought one pound of beef.
アメリカのレシピでは材料(ざいりょう)の量(りょう)がポンドで書(か)かれていることが多(おお)い。
In American recipes the amounts of ingredients are often written in pounds.

Two meanings share the same word, both borrowed from English. Context makes clear which is meant.

Usage

  • As currency, used as a counter: 十(じゅう)ポンド (10 pounds).
  • As weight, Japan normally uses the metric system, so the pound appears mainly with foreign products, body weight overseas, or imported recipes.

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