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em in Japanese

em in Japanese is エム — em means a typographic unit of measurement equal to the point size of the current font, used to size text and spacing.

em in Japanese

エム
noun
Pronounced: emu
The name of the Latin-script letter M/m.

What does "em" mean?

  1. noun A typographic unit of measurement equal to the point size of the current font, used to size text and spacing.
    "The designer set the line height to 1.5 em."
  2. noun The name of the letter M.
    "He drew a large em on the whiteboard to start the diagram."
  3. interjection A filler sound expressing hesitation, similar to "um" or "er".
    ""Em... I'm not sure," she said, stalling for time."
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em in a sentence

  • The designer set the line height to 1.5 em.
  • He drew a large em on the whiteboard to start the diagram.
  • "Em... I'm not sure," she said, stalling for time.

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What is "em" in Japanese?

"em" in Japanese is エム. em means: A typographic unit of measurement equal to the point size of the current font, used to size text and spacing.

How do you pronounce エム?

"em" in Japanese is エム, pronounced "emu".

How do you use "em" in a sentence?

Example: "The designer set the line height to 1.5 em." In Japanese, "em" is エム.

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