ヘクタール

へくたーる
noun
hectare (unit of area)
quantity
1. hectare; 10,000 square meters
A metric unit of area equal to a 100 m × 100 m square (10,000 m²). The standard unit for large land areas such as farmland, forests, and parks. Abbreviated 'ha' in writing.
(ひろ)()ヘクタールだ。
The area is two hectares.
The farmer owns ten hectares of land.
About 100 hectares of forest burned in the wildfire.

From French 'hectare'. The everyday large-area unit in Japan for farms, forests, and parks. For very large areas, 平方(へいほう)キロメートル is used; for buildings and rooms, 平方(へいほう)メートル or (つぼ) are more common.

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