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Japanese word 単位: unit / credit (school). Meanings and example sentences.

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単位 (たんい): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

単位 (たんい) means unit / credit (school).

See example sentences below.

単位 at a glance

単位
たんいtan'i
N3noun
unit / credit (school)
単位たんいtan'iN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 単位

Core meaning

unit / credit (school)

Basic example sentences

Example 1

この授業は三単位あります。

Translation

This class is worth three credits.

Example 2

メートルは長さの単位です。

Translation

The meter is a unit of length.

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