JLPT N3 · Noun

単位 (tani)

単位 (たんい, tani) is a Japanese noun meaning “unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: たんい
Romaji: tani
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination · noun
unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; whole · noun
credit (in school, university, etc.); point · noun
by the ...; in units of ...; in groups of ...; in amounts of ...; each ... · suffix · as ～で

Example sentences

ここでは、魚はポンド単位で売られています。

Fish is sold by the pound here.

Tatoeba #224606

この科目は何単位ですか。

How many credits is this course?

Tatoeba #222795

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 単位

simple, one, singleタン・ひとえ · 9 strokes

rank, grade, throneイ・くらい・ぐらい · 7 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 単位.

簡単かんたんsimple単語たんごword単純たんじゅんsimple単にたんにsimply単なるたんなるmere単数たんすうsingle単一たんいつsingle単調たんちょうmonotony単独たんどくsole位くらいthrone位置いちplace地位ちい(social) position位いrank上位じょういsuperior (in rank)

Source: JMdict entry 1417040 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.