# 坪 — tsubo area unit

坪 means “tsubo area unit”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes.  Kun'yomi: つぼ (tsubo). You'll see it in words such as 坪 (tsubo, “tsubo (area unit, about 3.3 m²)”).

- Meaning: tsubo area unit
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: つぼ (tsubo)
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Numbers & amounts 2

## How to remember 坪

Parts: 土 earth · 平 flat

## Words with 坪

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 坪 | つぼ (tsubo) | tsubo (area unit, about 3.3 m²) |

## Don't confuse it with

[平](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/flat/)

## More in the “Numbers & amounts 2” set

[隻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/counter-for-ships/) · [乏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/meagre/) · [累](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/cumulative/) · [寸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/inch/) · [幾](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/how-many/) · [坪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tsubo-area-unit/) · [厘](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rin-old-coin/) · [乙](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/second-in-order/)

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