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tsubo

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A Japanese unit of area equal to about 3.3 square meters used for rooms or land

noun
/ˈtsuːboʊ/

: tsubo

The brand new multi-purpose building was completed about 2 months ago under the wings of ON Design Partners, whose job it was, among other things, to maximize the ultra-tiny 355 sq ft (10 tsubo) plot of land.

Examples

The new apartment is 30 tsubo, providing ample space for a small family.
Real estate prices per tsubo in this neighborhood have significantly increased over the past year.
When planning the garden, the designer allocated 5 tsubo for flower beds and pathways.

Surface Forms

tsubo singular

tsubos plural

Etymology

Tsubo as a unit of area comes from Japan and meant the 'space of two floor mats', so one tsubo is about 3.3 square meters — the size of two tatami mats.