How to say "liter" in Japanese

• リットルJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounThe standard word for the unit of volume, litre. Use it in speech and writing whenever you say a quantity out loud, e.g. when buying drinks or stating measurements.
  ガソリンはリットル単位たんいで売うられる。↗

  Gasoline is sold by the liter.
• Ｌエル
  nounCovers the same unit, but as the written letter L (or lowercase l). It appears mainly in abbreviations and on packaging or in technical tables; a less common choice than リットル in ordinary speech.

For the unit of volume, 「リットル」 is the everyday word; Ｌ is the same unit written as the letter L (or l), typically in abbreviations on labels, measurements, and technical contexts.

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• リットルlitre
• Ｌエルliter