Japanese units of measurement (English Wikipedia)

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USWD (1944), p. 400. "Japanese Weights, Measures, and Moneys", Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, Technical Manual E 30–480, Washington: US War Department, 1944, p. 400–1, ISBN 9780807164464 {{citation}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help), reprinted by the Louisiana State University Press at Baton Rouge in 1991.

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Tamano (1971), p. 97. Tamano, Mitsuo (July 1971), "Japan's Transition to the Metric System", US Metric Study Interim Report, No. 3: Commercial Weights and Measures, National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 345–3, Washington: US Department of Commerce, pp. 97–102.
Lyon (1902), p. 933. Lyon, Samuel V. (1902), "Trade in 1901", Commercial Relations of the United States with Foreign Countries during the Year 1901, Vol. I, Washington: Bureau of Foreign Commerce, pp. 915–934.
Tamano (1971), p. 98. Tamano, Mitsuo (July 1971), "Japan's Transition to the Metric System", US Metric Study Interim Report, No. 3: Commercial Weights and Measures, National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 345–3, Washington: US Department of Commerce, pp. 97–102.
Tamano (1971), p. 99. Tamano, Mitsuo (July 1971), "Japan's Transition to the Metric System", US Metric Study Interim Report, No. 3: Commercial Weights and Measures, National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 345–3, Washington: US Department of Commerce, pp. 97–102.
Tamano (1971), p. 100. Tamano, Mitsuo (July 1971), "Japan's Transition to the Metric System", US Metric Study Interim Report, No. 3: Commercial Weights and Measures, National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 345–3, Washington: US Department of Commerce, pp. 97–102.
Tamano (1971), p. 101. Tamano, Mitsuo (July 1971), "Japan's Transition to the Metric System", US Metric Study Interim Report, No. 3: Commercial Weights and Measures, National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 345–3, Washington: US Department of Commerce, pp. 97–102.
Tamano (1971), p. 102. Tamano, Mitsuo (July 1971), "Japan's Transition to the Metric System", US Metric Study Interim Report, No. 3: Commercial Weights and Measures, National Bureau of Standards Special Publication 345–3, Washington: US Department of Commerce, pp. 97–102.
USWD (1944), p. 400. "Japanese Weights, Measures, and Moneys", Handbook on Japanese Military Forces, Technical Manual E 30–480, Washington: US War Department, 1944, p. 400–1, ISBN 9780807164464 {{citation}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help), reprinted by the Louisiana State University Press at Baton Rouge in 1991.
Renouard (1845), p. 486. Renouard, George Cecil (1845), "Japan", Encyclopaedia Metropolitana, or, Universal Dictionary of Knowledge, Vol. XX: Miscellaneous and Lexicographical, Vol. 7, London: B. Fellowes & al., pp. 470 ff.
Iwata, Shigeo. "Weights and Measures in Japan"
Renouard (1845), p. 490. Renouard, George Cecil (1845), "Japan", Encyclopaedia Metropolitana, or, Universal Dictionary of Knowledge, Vol. XX: Miscellaneous and Lexicographical, Vol. 7, London: B. Fellowes & al., pp. 470 ff.
Nagase-Reimer (2016), p. xiii. Nagase-Reimer, Keiko (2016), Copper in the Early Modern Sino-Japanese Trade, Monies, Markets, and Finance in East Asia, 1600–1900, Vol. VII, Leiden: Brill, ISBN 9789004304512.

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Iwata, Shigeo (2008). "Weights and Measures in Japan". Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. pp. 2267–2271. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-4425-0_8935. ISBN 978-1-4020-4559-2.
Gyllenbok, Jan (2018). Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights and Measures, Vol. 1. Science Networks. Historical Studies. Vol. 56. p. 356. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-57598-8. ISBN 978-3-319-57596-4. Tsubo is a square ken. Gyllenbok says that the size of tatami or jo became “standardized in the Muromachi Period (1338–1573) at one ken long and half a ken wide. The ken, however, has varied over the centuries. It is now generally about 1.82m, but reaches 1.97m in the Kansai area, including the cities of Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe. Thus, one tatami is about 1.62 to 1.95m.”

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"Hakushika | Sake Culture | Sake and Traditional Japanese Measurements".

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メートル条約, Official site, Ibaraki: International Metrology Cooperation Office, archived from the original on 9 March 2012. (in Japanese)

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尺貫法(しゃっかんほう)とは. コトバンク (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 September 2019.

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改正度量衡法規, Digital Collections, Tokyo: National Diet Library. (in Japanese)
Matsui, Tetsuhiro (10 January 2007). "Is length of "Hiro" five shakus or six? About the length unit "Hiro" in Japanese classic boat documents". Research on the History of Metrology. 29 (1).

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改正度量衡法規, Digital Collections, Tokyo: National Diet Library. (in Japanese)

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OED, "ken, n.³". Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
OED, "ryo, n.". Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
OED, "tael, n.". Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
OED, "candareen, n.". Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
OED, "momme, n.". Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
OED, "catty, n.¹". Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
OED, "picul, n.". Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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Iwata, Shigeo (2008). "Weights and Measures in Japan". Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures. pp. 2267–2271. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-4425-0_8935. ISBN 978-1-4020-4559-2.
Gyllenbok, Jan (2018). Encyclopaedia of Historical Metrology, Weights and Measures, Vol. 1. Science Networks. Historical Studies. Vol. 56. p. 356. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-57598-8. ISBN 978-3-319-57596-4. Tsubo is a square ken. Gyllenbok says that the size of tatami or jo became “standardized in the Muromachi Period (1338–1573) at one ken long and half a ken wide. The ken, however, has varied over the centuries. It is now generally about 1.82m, but reaches 1.97m in the Kansai area, including the cities of Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe. Thus, one tatami is about 1.62 to 1.95m.”

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"Isshobin | 一升瓶". UrbanSake.com.

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メートル条約, Official site, Ibaraki: International Metrology Cooperation Office, archived from the original on 9 March 2012. (in Japanese)

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Winterson Limited (April 2004). "What is a Pearl Momme?". Retrieved 7 February 2019. For these larger lots, pearls are sold by mass and the unit commonly used is the momme, a traditional Japanese unit equal to 3.75 grams. [...] For larger lots of pearls, auctioneers may use the kan, which is equal to 1,000 momme.