tsubo

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noun

A Japanese unit of areal measure, roughly 3.3 m² or 35.5 ft², equivalent to the area of two rectangular tatami mats placed side-by-side to form a square.

OriginJapanese 坪 →
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Meanings

tsubo1

nountsubo (plural tsubos or tsubo)

plural tsubos

  1. A Japanese unit of areal measure, roughly 3.3 m² or 35.5 ft², equivalent to the area of two rectangular tatami mats placed side-by-side to form a square.

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nountsubo (plural tsubos or tsubo)

plural tsubos

  1. A pressure point in the traditions of shiatsu, acupressure, and acupuncture.
  2. A large round studio pottery vase.

Origin

tsubo · noun

  1. Japanese坪
  2. Englishtsubo

From Japanese 坪 (tsubo, unit of area).

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tsubo · noun

  1. Japanese壺“vessel, pot”
  2. Englishtsubo

From Japanese 壺 (tsubo, “vessel, pot”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

tsubo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsubo

MLA

“tsubo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsubo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tsubo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tsubo.

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