Crouching Pot - Crouching Pot

Japanese: 蹲壺 - うずくまるつぼ
Crouching Pot - Crouching Pot

...Unit of area in the shakkan system. Also called bu, under the Weights and Measures Act of 1891, it is 6 shaku square, or 36 square shaku, and is about 3.306 m2. The units of measurement are 1/10 tsubo (go) and 1/10 go (shaku). Usually, bu is used to express the area of ​​fields and forests, and tsubo is used to express the size of houses and land. The units of measurement are the same as bu, but are not used often. The size differed depending on the occupation; for example, tsubo was 1 sun square for brocade, 1 shaku square for leather, and 4 shaku square for cemetery.

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "tsubo" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…尺貫法における面積の単位。歩(ぶ)ともいい,1891年制定の度量衡法では,6尺四方,すなわち36平方尺に等しく,約3.306m2である。分量単位は1/10坪の合(ごう),1/10合の勺(しやく)である。通常,歩が田畑林野の面積を表すのに用いられ,坪は家屋や敷地の広さの表示に使われ,倍量単位は歩のそれと同じであるが,あまり用いない。なお,職域によって大きさを異にし,例えば錦は1寸四方を,革は1尺四方を,墓地は4尺四方を坪と称した。…

※「蹲壺」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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