容積

ようせき

capacity, volume

What does 容積 mean?

容積 is a Japanese noun meaning capacity, volume in English. It is written as 容積 in kanji, ようせき in hiragana, and youseki in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

近い将来、ゴミ処理費用が容積基準で有料化される可能性が高い。

We will soon most likely be charged for garbage disposal by how much of it there is.