マイル

まいる
noun, counter
mile; (airline) miles
quantitytravel
1. mile
A unit of distance, about 1.6 kilometers.
One mile is about 1.6 kilometers.
To drive at sixty miles an hour.
In the United States road distances are shown in miles, so at first I had no feel for them.
2. (airline) miles
Points earned in an airline's frequent-flyer program, exchangeable for flights and upgrades.
マイルが貯(た)まった。
I've built up my miles.
I got a plane ticket with my miles.
My father, who travels a lot for work, uses the miles he saves to take the family on a trip every year.

Usage

  • Japan measures distance in kilometers, so sense 1 comes up mainly for the United States and Britain. Sense 2 is at least as common in everyday conversation.

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