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tsubo

tsubo noun: a Japanese unit of areal measure, roughly 3.3 m² or 35.5 ft², equivalent to the area of two rectangular tatami mats placed side-by-side to form a square.

Noun (1)

tsubo (plural tsubos or tsubo)

  1. A Japanese unit of areal measure, roughly 3.3 m² or 35.5 ft², equivalent to the area of two rectangular tatami mats placed side-by-side to form a square.

Noun (2)

tsubo (plural tsubos or tsubo)

  1. A pressure point in the traditions of shiatsu, acupressure, and acupuncture.
  2. A large round studio pottery vase.

Forms of tsubo

pluraltsubos
pluraltsubo

Origin of tsubo

From Japanese 坪 (tsubo, unit of area).

From Japanese 壺 (tsubo, “vessel, pot”).

Questions about tsubo

What does tsubo mean?
Tsubo means a Japanese unit of areal measure, roughly 3.3 m² or 35.5 ft², equivalent to the area of two rectangular tatami mats placed side-by-side to form a square.
What part of speech is tsubo?
Tsubo is a noun.
What is the plural of tsubo?
The plural of tsubo is tsubos.

Words near tsubo in the dictionary

  1. Tsu T'ina
  2. tsuba
  3. Tsubaki
  4. tsubas
  5. Tsubasa
  6. tsubo
  7. tsubos
  8. tsuchigumo
  9. tsuchinoko
  10. Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
  11. Tsuchiura

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