| 释义 |
‖ tsubo|ˈtsuːbo|
Pl. tsubo, tsubos.
[Jap.]
A Japanese unit of area, equivalent to approximately 3.95 square yards (3.31 square metres).
1727J. G. Scheuchzer tr. Kæmpfer's Hist. Japan I. iv. iii. 292 Woods and forests pay a..Ground-rent, which differs according to the number of Tsubo's, and the goodness and fruitfulness of the soil. 1902Encycl. Brit. XXXIII. 810/1 Tsubo... Japan... 3·0306 [? an error for 3·306] sq. metres. 1972P. M. Bartz South Korea viii. 123/2 In crowded Korea, urban land is sold by the pyong (35·6 square feet), the equivalent of the Japanese tsubo (3·3 square metres). |