Japanese symbol for “qing”
頃
けい
Romaji: kei
qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu)
In Japanese, qing is 頃, read けい (kei).
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Meanings
- n qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “qing”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 磬 | けい kei | sounding stone; qing; ancient Chinese chime shaped like a chevron (inverted 'v'), orig. of stone, today often metal, in Japan primarily used at Buddhist temples |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日頃 | ひごろ higoro | usual; normal; everyday |
| 今頃 | いまごろ imagoro | about this time; about now |
| 近頃 | ちかごろ chikagoro | lately; recently; nowadays |
| 年頃 | としごろ toshigoro | approximate age; apparent age |
| 月頃 | つきごろ tsukigoro | these past months |
| 頃合 | ころあい koroai | suitable time; good time |
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.