国際単位系

Japanese

Kanji in this term
国	際	単	位	系
こく Grade: 2	さい Grade: 5	たん Grade: 4	い Grade: 4	けい Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
國際單位系 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Calque of French Système international d'unités, equivalent to 国際 (kokusai, “international”) +‎ 単位系 (tan'ikei, “system of measurement; system of units”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こくさいたんいけー [kòkúsáí táń'íkéé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) こくさいたんいけー [kòkúsáí táń'íꜜkèè] (Nakadaka – [7])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ko̞kɯ̟̊sa̠i tã̠ɰ̃ike̞ː]

Proper noun

国(こく)際(さい)単(たん)位(い)系(けい) • (Kokusai Tan'ikei) ^{←こくさいたんゐけい (Kokusaitan'wikei)^?}

the International System of Units
Synonym: SI (esuai)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN