Word Meaning 単位

たんい tani

単位 is read as たんい (tani) and means credit (in school).

Meaning

English

  1. credit (in school)
  2. in units of (e.g. "in thousands")
  3. in amounts of
  4. unit
  5. denomination

Reading

Kana

たんい

Romaji

tani

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 3498 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

単本位

たんほんい

single standard

単本位性

たんほんいせい

single standard

単位組合

たんいくみあい

local labor union

単位制度

たんいせいど

point system

単位取得退学

たんいしゅとくたいがく

coursework completed without degree

単位労働組合

たんいろうどうくみあい

local labor union

単位元

たんいげん

identity element

実行単位

じっこうたんい

run unit

組立単位

くみたてたんい

derived unit (i.e. metre per second, cubic metre, etc.)

国際単位

こくさいたんい

international unit

部単位

ぶたんい

collating (printing)

Example Sentences

10

The course is credited for 50 minutes.

How many credits is this course?

A pound is a unit of weight.

Eggs are sold by the dozen.

Gasoline is sold by the liter.

Pencils are sold by the dozen.

We sell sugar by the pound.

It's cheaper to order by the dozen.

Apples are sold by the dozen.

I might flunk the course.