Japanese Lineal Measures (and Weights), with their equivalents in French and English Measures

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Japanese Lineal Measures [and Weights], with their equivalents in French and English Measures (1877)
by William Bramsen
3959102Japanese Lineal Measures [and Weights], with their equivalents in French and English Measures1877William Bramsen

Japanese lineal measures,

with their equivalents in French and English measures.

Compiled by William Bramsen.
Tokio, 1887.
Japanese Character. Divided into Equivalent in French Metres. Equivalent in English Feet. Equivalent in English Inches. Remarks.
Exact. Approximate. Exact. Approximate. Exact. Approximate.
Kane. 曲尺
Artisan's Measure:
, 10 Shaku, 100/33 3.0303030303 109.3633056/11 9.9421186909 1312.3596672/11 119.3054242909 About 9 feet 11 5-16 inches
Shaku, 10 Sun, 10/33 0.3030303030 10.93633056/11 0.9942118691 131.23596672/11 11.9305424291 About 11 15-16 inches.
Sun, 10 Bu, 1/33 0.0303030303 1.093633056/11 0.0994211869 13.123596672/11 1.1930542429 About 1 3-16 inch.
Bu, 10 Rin, 1/330 0.0030303030 0.1093633056/11 0.0099421187 1.3123596672/11 0.1193054243 About 1 11-25 line.
Rin, 10 Mo, 1/3300 0.0003030303 0.01093633056/11 0.0009942119 0.13123596672/11 0.0119305424 About 1-7 line.
Mo, 10 Shi, 1/33000 0.0000303030 0.001093633056/11 0.0000994212 0.013123596672/11 0.0011930542 About 1-70 line.
Shi. 1/330000 0.0000030303 0.0001093633056/11 0.00000994212 0.0013123596672/11 0.0001193054 About 1-700 line.
Land Measure:
Ri, 36 Chô, 43200/11 3927.2727272727 141734.8440576/11 12884.9858234182 1700818.1286912/11 154619.8298810182
2.44034 statute miles, or
2 miles 3 fur. 20 pls. 5 yds.
2.11831 geog. or naut. miles.
Chô, 60 Ken, 1200/11 109.0909090909 1/3937.0790016 357.9162728727 47244.9480192/11 4294.9952744727
About 21 pls. 3 yds. 2 ft. 6 inch.
About 1-15 of a statute mile.
About 1-17 of a geog. mile.
Ken. 6 Shaku, 20/11 1.8181818182 65.61798336/11 5.9652712145 787.41580032/11 71.5832545745
About 5 feet 11 19-32 inches.
About 1 fathom.
Nautical Measure:
Kai ri. 海里 16.98721 Chô, or
16 Chô 59 Ken 1 Shaku 3 Sun 9 Bu 6 Rin
2432/1.3123596672 1853.1505202296 6080 .... 72960 .... = 1 Admiralty knot.
Miscellaneous:
Hiro, 5 Shaku, 50/33 1.5151515152 54.6816528/11 4.9710593455 656.1798336/11 59.6527121455 About 4 feet 11 21-32 inches.
Yabiki. 矢引 2 Shaku 5 Sun, 25/33 0.7575757576 27.3408264/11 2.4855296727 328.0899168/11 29.8263560727 About 2 feet 5 13-16 inches.
Kujira. 鯨尺
Dry Goods Measure:
, 10 Shaku, 125/33 3.7878787879 1/136.704132 12.4276483636 1640.449584/11 149.1317803636 About 4 yards 5 1/8 inches.
Shaku, 10 Sun, 25/66 0.3787878788 1/13.6704132 1.2427648364 164.0449584/11 14.9131780364 About 1 foot 2 11-12 inches.
Sun, 10 Bu, 5/132 0.0378787879 1/1.36704132 0.1242764836 16.40449584/11 1.4913178036 About 1 1/2 inch.
Bu, 10 Rin, 1/264 0.0037878788 1/0.136704132 0.0124276484 1.640449584/11 0.1491317804
Rin, 1/2640 0.0003787879 1/0.0136704132 0.0012427648 0.1640449584/11 0.0149131780
Hiki, or 2 Tan, 650/33 19.6969696970 710.8614864/11 64.6237714909 8530.3378368/11 775.4852578909 A little over 21 1/2 yards.
Tan. or
Variable, but generally
2 6 Shaku.
325/33 9.8484848485 355.4307432/11 32.311857455 4265.1689184/11 387.7426289455 A little over 10 3/4 yards.
1 Shaku = 10/33 Metre.
1 Metre = 39.370790016 Inches.



Japanese weights,

with their equivalents in French and English weights.

Compiled by William Bramsen.
Tokio, 1887.
Japanese Character. Divided into Approximate Equi­valent in French Grammes. Approximate Equi­valent in Grains Troy. Approximate Equi­valent in Lbs. Troy. Approximate Equi­valent in Lbs. Avoirdupois. Remarks.
Commercial weights:
Kwam-me, 貫文目 1000 Momme. 3756.52170000000 57971.9539004733 10.0645753299 8.2817077001
10 lbs. Troy,
or a little over 8 1/4 lbs. Avoirdupois.
Hiyaku-me, 百目 0100 Momme. 375.65217000000 5797.1953900473 1.0064575330 0.8281707700 1 lb. Troy.
Momme, or 0010 Fun. 3.75652170000 57.9719539005 0.0100645753 0.0082817077 About 58 grains Troy.
Fun, 0010 Rin. 0.37565217000 5.7971953900 0.0010064575 0.0008281708 About 5 4/5 grains Troy.
Rin, 0010 Mo. 0.03756521700 0.5797195390 0.0001006458 0.0000828171
Mo, 0010 Shi. 0.00375652170 0.0579719539 0.0000100646 0.0000082817
Shi, 0010 Shi. 0.00037565217 0.0057971954 0.0000010065 0.0000008282
Hiyak-kin, 百斤 0100 Kin. 60104.34720000000 927551.2624075728 161.0332052791 132.5073232011
132 1/2 lbs. Avoirdupois, but generally
reckoned equal to one picul, or
133 1/3 lbs.
Kin. 0160 Momme. 601.04347200000 9275.5126240757 1.6103320528 1.3250732320
About 1 13/40 lb., but generally taken
as equal to 1 1/3 lb.
Apothecaries' weight:
Riyô. 0004 Momme. 15.02608680000 231.8878156019 0/0402583013 0.0331268308
Somewhat less than 1/2 ounce Troy
(or Old Apothecaries' Weight).
About 8 1/2 drachms Avoirdupois (or
New Apothecaries' Weight).
Carriage weights:
By Land.
Homma Ichi-da,
(One full horse-load,)
本馬壹駄 0040 Kwamme. 150260.86800000000 2318878.1560189320 402.5830131977 331.2683080027
About 4/27 ton English.
= 2 1/2 piculs.
Karushiri Ichi-da,
(One light horse-load,)
輕尻壹駄 0018 Kwamme. 67617.39060000000 1043495.1702085194 181.1623559390 149.0707386012 About 149 lbs. Avoirdupois.
Ninsoku Ichi-nin,
(One man's load.)
人足壹人 0007 Kwamme. 26295.65190000000 405803.6773033131 70.4520273096 57.9719539005 About 58 lbs. Avoirdupois.
By Sea.
Hiyak-koku, 百石 0100 Koku. 15026086.80000000000 231887815.6018932000 40258.3013197731 33126.8308002705 14 1767/2240 tons English.
Koku.
40 Kwamme,
or 250 Kin.
150260.86800000000 2318878.1560189320 402.5830131977 331.2683080027
About 4/27 ton.
=2 1/2 piculs.
1 Momme = 3.7565217 Grammes.
1 Gramme = 15.432349 Grains Troy.

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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