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容積
Meaning in Englishcapacity, volume
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What it means
容積 denotes the three-dimensional extent or space that can be contained within boundaries; in technical writing it is used to quantify how much space a body or container can hold.
How to use it
Used in formal Japanese to denote the space or amount inside a solid or container; common in mathematics, physics, engineering, and product specifications; in everyday language 容積 is less common than 容量 or 体積, which cover container capacity and geometric volume respectively.
Variants and close terms
- 体積 taiseiki — volume in a geometric or physical sense
- 容量 youryou — capacity, the amount a container can hold
Composition
- 容 indicates containment, hold; 積 indicates accumulation or volume; together they denote the space that can be contained or held
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Noun (名詞)
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N1
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許容
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蓄積
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収容
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見積もり
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N2
形容詞
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adjective
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形容動詞
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adjectival noun, quasi-adjective
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体積
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美容
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