Other Units
Apart from shakkanhō and the metric system, other units are also commonly used in Japan. The most common unit found is the inch. Inches are used in the following:
- The tyre sizes of bicycles, which are based on a British system
- In the computer industry, for the sizes of parts, connectors, and semiconductor wafers.
- Together with feet, for the width and length of magnetic tape.
- The sizes of television screens. However, the word 型 ("-gata") is substituted for インチ ("inch"). Thus, a television with a 17 inch diagonal measure is described as 17型.
- The sizes of photographic prints, though rounded to the nearest millimetre.
Read more about this topic: Japanese Units Of Measurement
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