How many chinese feet in 1 ken? The answer is 5.454. We assume you are converting between chinese foot and ken [Japan]. You can view more details on each measurement unit: chinese feet or ken The SI base unit for length is the metre. 1 metre is equal to 3 chinese feet, or 0.55005500550055 ken. Note that rounding errors may occur, so always check the results. Use this page to learn how to convert between chinese feet and ken [Japan]. Type in your own numbers in the form to convert the units!
1 chinese feet to ken = 0.18335 ken
5 chinese feet to ken = 0.91676 ken
10 chinese feet to ken = 1.83352 ken
20 chinese feet to ken = 3.66703 ken
30 chinese feet to ken = 5.50055 ken
40 chinese feet to ken = 7.33407 ken
50 chinese feet to ken = 9.16758 ken
75 chinese feet to ken = 13.75138 ken
100 chinese feet to ken = 18.33517 ken
You can do the reverse unit conversion from ken to chinese feet, or enter any two units below:
The chi (Chinese: 尺; pinyin: chǐ, Wade-Giles: chih) or shaku (Japanese: 尺) is a traditional Chinese and Japanese unit of length, approximately equal to the foot. As with other measurements, it was originally derived from nature: the average length between nodes on bamboo. In both countries the same character is used to write the name for both units. Although of common origin, the current standard value of the two units is slightly different in the two countries.
In both countries, the chi or shaku is divided into 10 smaller units, known as 寸 (cun in China, or sun in Japan). 10 chi or shaku are equal to a 丈 (zhang in Chinese, or jō in Japanese).
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