補助単位

Reading

Kana: ほじょたんい

Romaji: hojotan'i

Definitions

noun

1

prefixed unit of measurement (i.e. millimeter, kilogram, etc.)

Note: obsolete term

2

supplementary SI unit (radian and steradian)

See also: 組立単位

Kanji

補

Readings: ホ、 おぎな.う

Meanings: supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner

助

Readings: ジョ、 たす.ける、 たす.かる、 す.ける、 すけ

Meanings: help, rescue, assist

単

Readings: タン、 ひとえ

Meanings: simple, one, single, merely

位

Readings: イ、 くらい、 ぐらい

Meanings: rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some