How to say "tonne" in Japanese

• トンJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe common, all-purpose word for the unit; as weights in Japan are metric, it normally means the tonne of 1,000 kg, in speech or writing about cargo, vehicles, and shipments.
  この橋はしは重おもさ１０トンしか支ささえられません。↗

  This bridge bears only ten tons.
• メートルトン
  nounThe explicit term 'metric ton': use it when the 1,000 kg tonne must be distinguished from the long or short ton. A less common word; in most contexts トン alone is enough.
• Ｔティー
  nounThe letter T as a short written form of the word, typically standing after a numeral in compact notation. A less common rendering; in running text, トン is the word you want.

「トン」 is the common, all-purpose word and normally means the metric ton of 1,000 kg; use 「メートルトン」 to spell out the metric ton against the long or short ton, and Ｔ only as a written abbreviation.

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• トンton (esp. a metric ton, i.e. 1000 kg)
• メートルトンmetric ton
• Ｔティーton