As a weight unit, ryo had a heavier scale than monme (former Japanese weight unit) and a lighter scale than kan and kin (kan and kin were both former Japanese weight units), and in Japan, 1 ryo, 10 monme, 0.01 kan, and a 16th kin were equalized. |
質量の単位としての両は、匁の倍量(貫、斤の分量)単位で、日本では1両=10匁=1/100貫=1/16斤とされた。 |