Re: Kanji for 'ishi' (stone) can be pronounced 'koku'
- From: Phil Yff <phil.yff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 19:37:02 -0400
On 23 Aug 2006 13:05:10 -0700, Marc Adler wrote:
aesthete8@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:Yes. One koku is 180 liters or 9.827 cubic feet. In other words, it's
Am I the only one who didn't know this?:
You see it in a lot of place names. It was used as a measurement for
rice, so the number of koku of rice that could be harvested in a
certain location was an indication of its wealth. For example, I think
Kanazawa (or Ishikawa?) was often called 百万石のなんとか,
indicating that a million koku of rice could be harvested there (i.e.,
they were rich).
just over 5 US bushels or just under 50 US gallons.
Phil Yff
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