Hanging (cocoon) - Hanging

Japanese: 掛(繭) - かけ
Hanging (cocoon) - Hanging

…It is a multiplier used to calculate the price in the buying and selling of cocoons. It is also simply called kaku. This is a display method devised because the same weight of raw silk is not necessarily obtained from the same weight of cocoons depending on the silkworm species, etc., and it shows the price in yen of raw cocoons needed to make 1 kg of raw silk.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "kake (cocoon)" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…繭の売買取引における価格算出の乗数。単に掛けともいう。繭は蚕品種などにより同じ重量の繭から同一の重量の生糸が得られるとは限らないところから案出された表示方式で,1kgの生糸を作るのに必要な生繭(なままゆ)の価格を円単位で表す。…

※「掛(繭)」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。

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