Mass
The Japanese unit of mass, momme, is a recognized unit in the international pearl industry.
| Unit | momme | Metric | Avoirdupois | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanized | Kanji | milligrams | grams | kilograms | drams | ounces | pounds | |||||
| fun | 分 | 1⁄10 | 375 | 0.375 | 3.75×10−4 | 0.2116 | 0.01323 | 8.267×10−4 | ||||
| momme | 匁 | 1 | 3750 | 3.75 | 3.75×10−3 | 2.116 | 0.1323 | 8.267×10−3 | ||||
| hyakume | 百目 | 100 | 3.75×105 | 375 | 0.375 | 211.6 | 13.23 | 0.8267 | ||||
| kin | 斤 | 160 | 6×105 | 600 | 0.6 | 338.6 | 21.16 | 1.323 | ||||
| kan or kanme | 貫, 貫目 | 1000 | 3.75×106 | 3750 | 3.75 | 2116 | 132.3 | 8.267 | ||||
| Note: Metric values are exact and conversions to avoirdupois units are rounded to four significant figures. | ||||||||||||
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