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銖；朱
【しゅ】

[n] [hist]
▶ shu
▶ [expl] unit of weight, 1/24th of a ryō

Cross references:
	⇒ see: 2080720 両 6. ryō; tael; unit of weight under the ritsuryō system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g

[n] [hist]
▶ shu
▶ [expl] Edo-period unit of currency, 1/16th of a ryō

Cross references:
	⇒ see: 2080720 両 4. ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

History:

4.	A 2022-11-16 07:05:51 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3.	A* 2022-11-16 01:08:02 Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
	Refs:	daijr/s
	Comments:	0.590g, not 590g, but I think this should be left out. Only Wikipedia has this figure and it's based on the ancient Chinese unit. In the ritsuryo system, a ryō is a different quantity. "1/16th" is for the currency, not the unit of weight. "mass" should only be used for SI units.
	Diff:	@@ -5,0 +6,3 @@ +</k_ele> +<k_ele> +<keb>朱</keb> @@ -11,0 +15 @@ +<xref type="see" seq="2080720">両・6</xref> @@ -14 +18,8 @@ -<gloss g_type="expl">unit of mass, 1/16th ryō, 590 g</gloss> +<gloss g_type="expl">unit of weight, 1/24th of a ryō</gloss> +</sense> +<sense> +<pos>&n;</pos> +<xref type="see" seq="2080720">両・4</xref> +<misc>&hist;</misc> +<gloss>shu</gloss> +<gloss g_type="expl">Edo-period unit of currency, 1/16th of a ryō</gloss>
2.	A 2022-11-14 03:43:21 Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1.	A* 2022-11-14 02:02:42 Nicolas Maia
	Refs:	https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/銖 https://kotobank.jp/word/銖-76663 https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/銖
	Comments:	銖 5432 Incidentally, the kanjidic entry for this character should use ryō instead or ryou.

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