"U" meaning in Japanese

See U in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [jɯ̟ᵝː] Forms: U [canonical] (ruby: U(ユー)), [romanization]
Etymology: English U, short for unit Etymology templates: {{!}} |, {{!}} |, {{der-lite/lang|ja|en|borrowed|allow family=1|sort=ゆう}} English, {{str left|U|1}} U, {{str left|U|1}} U, {{m-lite|en|U|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|tr=|ts=}} U, {{bor-lite|ja|en|U|sort=ゆう}} English U, {{str left|unit|1}} u, {{str left|unit|1}} u, {{m-lite|en|unit}} unit Head templates: {{ja-noun|ユー}} U(ユー) • (yū)
  1. (typography, newspapers) a unit in newspaper typesetting, equal to 11 mils, ¹¹⁄₁₀₀₀ in, ¹⁄₈ 倍 (bai) and ¹⁄₁₂₈ 段 (dan) Wikipedia link: English language Categories (topical): Newspapers, Typography, Units of measure

Download JSON data for U meaning in Japanese (3.5kB)

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