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Japanese symbol for “millimetre”

Romaji: miri
milli-; 10^-3

In Japanese, millimetre is (miri).

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

  1. pref milli-; 10^-3
  2. n millimetre; millimeter

Other Japanese words for “millimetre”

WordReadingMeaning
ミリメートル mirimeetorumillimeter; millimetre

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.