🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

単位

Native Script:日本語

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tani

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Einheit/ˈaɪ̯n.haɪ̯t/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #850 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"大学の授業で単位を取得する。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The state of being united or forming a whole; oneness or harmony.

    "Die Einheit von Theorie und Praxis ist in diesem Projekt entscheidend."
  2. 2

    A standard quantity used for measurement, or an organized group forming part of a larger force.

    "Das Meter ist eine grundlegende Einheit des internationalen Einheitensystems."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old High German 'einheit', combining 'ein' (one) and the abstract nominal suffix '-heit'. Historically used to express oneness or totality, it evolved in modern German to denote unity, a standardized unit of measurement, or a military unit.

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