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升

しょう
counter for containers/measures (approx. 1.8 liters)
shou
JLPT N3 vocabularyN3 Counting words
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  • 米こめを一いっ升しょう買かう。

    Kome o isshou kau.

    To buy one sho (approx. 1.8L) of rice.

  • 酒さけを一いっ升しょう瓶びんで持もってきてください。

    Sake o isshoubin de motte kite kudasai.

    Please bring one sho bottle (1.8L) of sake.

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Other words read shou

  • 商しょうquotient (result of division)

More JLPT N3 Counting words

  • 束たばcounter for bundles / bunches
  • 平均へいきんaverage / mean
  • 百分率ひゃくぶんりつpercentage
  • 概算がいさんrough estimate / approximation
  • 比較ひかくcomparison
  • 見積もるみつもるto estimate / quote (a price)
  • 加えるくわえるto add (transitive)
  • 除くのぞくto exclude / remove

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