Japanese symbol for “meter”
米
メートル
Romaji: meetoru
metre (unit of length); meter
In Japanese, meter is 米, read メートル (meetoru).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n metre (unit of length); meter
- n meter; gauge
Written forms: 米、米突. Readings: メートル.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “meter”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 計 | けい kei | meter; measuring device |
| 計器 | けいき keiki | meter; gauge |
| メーター | メーター meetaa | meter; gauge |
| 拍子 | ひょうし hyoushi | time; meter; metre |
| 韻律 | いんりつ inritsu | metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 米国 | べいこく beikoku | (United States of) America; USA; US |
| 新米 | しんまい shinmai | new rice; first rice crop of the year |
| 全米 | ぜんべい zenbei | all of the United States; the whole of the USA |
| 南米 | なんべい nanbei | South America |
| 白米 | はくまい hakumai | polished rice; (uncooked) white rice |
| 中南米 | ちゅうなんべい chuunanbei | Central and South America |
See also: Chinese symbol for “meter”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.