Word
容積
Meaning in Englishcapacity, volume
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Word context
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
Word class
Noun (名詞)