Illustration: At a Meiji-period merchant's wooden counter, a shopkeeper uses a two-pan balance to weigh a compact stone against a bulky bundle of raw cotton. The pans hang level despite the striking difference in the objects' sizes.

Beyond N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

目め方かた

mekata

weight

重さ is more common in everyday speech. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 塩しおは目方めかたで売うられる。

    Salt is sold by weight.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼女かのじょは目方めかたがふえつつある。

    She is gaining in weight.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. この荷物にもつは目方めかたを量はかってから送おくります。

    I’ll weigh this package before sending it.

    Written by AI for Bebop

Kanji in 目方

  • 目eyeOnモク・ボクKunめ・ま-
  • 方direction; personOnホウKunかた

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