坪(つぼ)

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tsubo (unit of area, ~3.3 m²)
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1. tsubo; unit of area (~3.3 m²)
A traditional Japanese unit of area equal to about 3.3 square meters, or two tatami mats. Still widely used for land and real estate.
この土地(とち)は五十坪(ごじゅっつぼ)ある。
This plot of land is fifty tsubo.
マンションの広(ひろ)さは約(やく)二十坪(にじゅっつぼ)です。
The apartment is about twenty tsubo in size.
一坪(ひとつぼ)は畳(たたみ)二枚分(にまいぶん)の広(ひろ)さに相当(そうとう)する。
One tsubo is equivalent to the area of two tatami mats.

Used mainly for floor space and land area in real estate. One 坪(つぼ) ≈ 3.3 m².

Counting patterns

  • 1: 一坪(ひとつぼ)
  • 2: 二坪(ふたつぼ)
  • 3: 三坪(さんつぼ)
  • 4: 四坪(よんつぼ)
  • 5: 五坪(ごつぼ)
  • 10: 十坪(じゅっつぼ)

1 and 2 use native readings (一(ひと)/二(ふた)); from 3 up, the Sino-Japanese numbers are used (三坪(さんつぼ)). 8 and 10 commonly take a small っ (八坪(はっつぼ), 十坪(じゅっつぼ)).

Related Words

Compare: ヘクタール (hectare (unit of area))
Related: 面積(めんせき) (area)
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Added 2026.5.24 11:02 · Revised 2026.10.11 3:34
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