丁

Meaning

1. ctr
   counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars
2. ctr
   counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding)
3. ctr
   counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant
4. n
   even number
5. n
   chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)
6. n
   fourth rank; fourth class; fourth party (in a contract, etc.)
7. n
   fourth sign of the Chinese calendar
8. n abbreviationrare
   Denmark

Example sentences

• 私が見つけたのは１丁のハサミだけだった。

  I found nothing but a pair of scissors.

• 合衆国では２億１６００万丁もの鉄砲類が、民間の手にあるという。

  In the U.S., as many as 216 million firearms are said to be in private hands.