センチ

centimeter

Also:centi-, sentimental

What does センチ mean?

センチ is a Japanese noun meaning centimeter in English. It can also be translated as centi-, sentimental depending on context. It is written as センチ in hiragana, and senchi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

来世紀の終わりまでに海は50センチで上昇すると予想される。

Oceans are expected to rise by 50 centimeters by the end of the next century.