Japanese symbol for “tonne”
屯
トン
Romaji: ton
ton (esp. a metric ton, i.e. 1000 kg); tonne
In Japanese, tonne is 屯, read トン (ton).
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Meanings
- n ton (esp. a metric ton, i.e. 1000 kg); tonne
Written forms: 屯、噸、瓲. Readings: トン.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “tonne”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 仏トン | ふつトン futsuton | metric ton; tonne |
| メートルトン | メートルトン meetoruton | metric ton; tonne |
| Ｔ | ティー tii | ton; tonne |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 駐屯 | ちゅうとん chuuton | stationing (troops); garrisoning |
| 屯田 | とんでん tonden | colonization; colonisation |
| 屯所 | とんしょ tonsho | military station; post; quarters |
| 載貨屯数 | さいかとんすう saikatonsuu | deadweight tonnage |
| 駐屯所 | ちゅうとんじょ chuutonjo | military station; post |
| 駐屯地 | ちゅうとんち chuutonchi | garrison; military base |
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.