単位 (Tani) is a Japanese noun meaning “unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.), denomination, unit (i.e. one comprised of many), group”.
Meanings
- noununit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination
- noununit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; whole
- nouncredit (in school, university, etc.); point
- suffixby the ...; in units of ...; in groups of ...; in amounts of ...; each ...; by ...as ～で
Examples
時間の単位は何か。
What are the units of time?
生理学は３単位です。
Human physiology is a three-credit course.
授業は５０分単位です。
In this school, a period is fifty minutes long.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).