Vocabulary

What does センチ (senchi) mean?

センチ means centimeter; centi- (prefix).

Quick facts
Readingセンチ
Romajisenchi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
センチ
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonsenchi

centimeter; centi- (prefix)

  1. 1noun centimeter; centimetre
  2. 2prefix centi-; 10^-2
  3. 3na-adjective sentimental

Example sentences

  • This desk is eighty centimeters wide.

  • I grew three centimeters taller than last year.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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