Vocabulary

What does 単位 (たんい, tan'i) mean?

単位 (たんい, tan'i) means unit; academic credit.

Quick facts
Reading	たんい
Romaji	tan'i
Part of speech	noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N3

単位たんい

N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommontan'i

unit; academic credit

1noun unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination
2noun unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; whole
3noun credit (in school, university, etc.); point
4suffix by the ...; in units of ...; in groups of ...

Example sentences

この授業(じゅぎょう)で単位(たんい)を取(と)りました。
I earned credit for this class.
重(おも)さの単位(たんい)はキログラムです。
The unit of weight is the kilogram.

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