Traditional Asian Units

Traditional Japanese, Chinese and South Asian units, many now defined in exact metric terms and still used in markets and trades. 8 units are listed.

UnitSymbolQuantityValue in SI
Shaku尺Length10/33 m ≈ 30.30 cm
Tsubo坪Area400/121 m² ≈ 3.306 m²
Koku石Volume240,100/1331 L ≈ 180.4 L
Kan貫Mass3.75 kg (exact)
Chi尺Length1/3 m (market chi)
Li里Length500 m (market li)
Jin斤Mass500 g (mainland China)
TolatolaMass180 grains = 11.6638038 g