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Ken

A ken is a traditional Japanese unit of length used mainly in architecture and construction. It measures the distance between two pillars in traditional Japanese buildings and is roughly equivalent to 6 Japanese feet (shaku) or about 1.82 meters (approximately 6 feet).

The ken was a standard module in Japanese design, influencing room sizes and proportions in temples, houses, and other structures. Its use helped maintain harmony and consistency in traditional building layouts.

Though largely replaced by the metric system today, the ken remains significant in studying traditional Japanese architecture and cultural heritage.

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  1 ken ≈ 1.82 meters (6 feet)

  
  
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  Based on spacing between structural pillars

  
  
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  Used in traditional Japanese architecture

  
  
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  Important for historical and cultural studies

  
  

Vara de Tarea

The vara de tarea is a traditional Spanish and Latin American unit of area used especially in land measurement and agriculture. It combines the vara, a unit of length, with the tarea, a unit of area.

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  The vara is roughly 33 inches (about 0.84 meters), though it varies by region.

  
  
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  A tarea typically refers to an area equal to 100 square varas, but this can differ locally.

  
  
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  Therefore, a vara de tarea is often used to express land area based on square varas.

  
  

This unit remains in use in some rural parts of Latin America for land deeds and agricultural measurements, reflecting historical Spanish colonial measurement systems.

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  Vara ≈ 0.84 meters

  
  
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  Tarea ≈ 100 square varas (area)

  
  
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  Vara de tarea = unit combining length and area for land measurement

  
  
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  Common in Spanish-speaking countries’ historical land records