グラム
guramu[ɡɯ̟ɾa̠mɯ̟]
The English abbreviation 'g' is expressed in Japanese as グラム (guramu).
グラム is used as the unit for gram, a measurement of mass.
How do you pronounce it?
guramu
Did you know?
- Japanese food culture often uses グラム for precise measurements in baking, but uses the unit gō (a traditional volume measure) for rice.
- Japanese speakers use the character g in written recipes and product packaging, but they will always pronounce it as グラム when reading aloud.
- The word グラム can also be used as a slangy abbreviation for 'glamorous' in specific Japanese fashion contexts, though it is much less common than the unit of mass.
Examples in context
- 塩を3グラム入れてください。Shio o san guramu irete kudasai.Please add 3 grams of salt.
- これは100グラムあります。Kore wa hyaku guramu arimasu.This weighs 100 grams.
Example conversation
Ren and Yui are baking a cake together in the kitchen.
- 結衣 Yui小麦粉は何グラム使いますか？Komugiko wa nan guramu tsukaimasu ka?How many grams of flour do we use?
- 蓮 Ren200グラム必要だよ。Nihyaku guramu hitsuyou da yo.We need 200 grams.
- 結衣 Yui分かりました、量りますね。Wakarimashita, hakarimasu ne.I understand, I will measure it.
- 蓮 Ren結衣、ありがとう。Yui, arigatou.Thank you, Yui.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry グラム, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries グラム, CC BY-SA 4.0.
