Traditional Japanese Length Unit Converter

Converts between modern traditional Japanese units of length and other units.






Conversion Tables

Traditional Japanese Units (shakkan-ho) of Length (Current)

1 bu (分) = 1/10 sun (寸) = 1/100 shaku (尺) = 1/330 m ≈ 0.003 030 303 m
1 sun (寸) = 1/10 shaku (尺) = 1/33 m ≈ 0.030 303 03 m
1 shaku (尺) = 10/33 m (exactly) ≈ 0.303 030 3 m
1 ken (間) = 6 shaku (尺) = 60/33 m ≈ 1.818 182 m
1 jo (丈) = 10 shaku (尺) = 100/33 m ≈ 3.030 303 m
1 cho (町) = 60 ken (間) = 360 shaku (尺) = 3600/33 m ≈ 109.090 109 m
1 ri (里) = 36 cho (町) = 12 960 shaku (尺) = 129600/33 m ≈ 3 927.272 392 7 m

Metric System

1 µm = 10-6 m
1 mm = 10-3 m
1 cm = 10-2 m
1 m
1 km = 103 m

Imperial Sysyem / US Customary System

1 in (or ") (inch) = 1/12 ft = 25.4 mm = 0.025 4 m
1 ft (or ') (foot) = 0.3048 m (exactly)
1 yd (yard) = 3 ft = 0.9144 m
1 mi (mile) = 1760 yd = 5280 ft = 1.609 344 km = 1 609.344 m

International nautical mile

1 NM (or nmi or M) (nautical mile) = 1 852 m (exactly)
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