平方

へいほう

square (e.g., meter, square)

What does 平方 mean?

平方 is a Japanese noun meaning square (e.g., meter, square) in English. It is written as 平方 in kanji, へいほう in hiragana, and heihou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

縦横8フィートの部屋の面積は64平方フィートである。

The area of an 8-foot square room is 64 square feet.