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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

比ひ重じゅう

hijuu

specific gravity

Example sentences

  1. 清酒せいしゅの比重ひじゅうを示しめす単位たんい。

    It is a unit that represents sake’s specific gravity.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. 日本酒度にほんしゅどを見みればわかるように、酒さけの比重ひじゅうも若干じゃっかんの幅はばがある。

    As seen from nihonshudo, there is a certain width of the range of specific gravity of sake.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 固かたく緻密ちみつで比重ひじゅうの高たかい木きが良よいとされる。

    Wood suitable for making sao is hard, fine-grained, and of a high specific gravity.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 比重

  • 比compare; raceOnヒKunくらべる
  • 重heavy; importantOnジュウ・チョウKunえ・おもい・おもり

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