Chinese

Noun

平方

1. square (as in square foot, square mile, square root); second power

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology

From Sinitic 平方.

Noun

平方 ‎(hiragana へいほう, romaji heihō)

1. (mathematics) The second power of a number etc.; square.
2. A square area.

   １０００ (いっせん)平方 (へいほう)メートル

   issen heihō mētoru

   1,000 square meters

Derived terms

• 平方形 (へいほうけい) ‎(heihōkei): a square, a square shape
• 平方根 (へいほうこん) ‎(heihōkon): a square root

Coordinate terms

• (mathematics): 立方 (りっぽう) ‎(rippō): third power, cube
• (mathematics): 乗 (じょう) ‎(jō): -power, as in nth power
• (area): 平米 (へいべい) ‎(heibei): a square meter
• (volume): 立米 (りゅうべい) ‎(ryūbei): a cubic meter