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Convert ken to link [li]
Please provide values below to Convert ken to link [li], or vice versa.
What is a Ken?
The Ken is a traditional Japanese unit of length, equal to six Japanese feet (shaku). Its exact length has varied slightly over time and by region, but it's historically significant in architecture and land measurement in Japan.
What is a Surveyor's Link?
A link equals 7.92 inches (20.12 cm) or 1/100 of a surveyor's chain. Invented by Edmund Gunter in 1620, this unit became fundamental in American land division, where 100 links made 1 chain and 10 chains defined an acre's width.
ken to link [li] Conversion Table
| ken | link [li] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 ken | 0.090372226199 link [li] |
| 0.1 ken | 0.90372226199 link [li] |
| 1 ken | 9.0372226199 link [li] |
| 2 ken | 18.0744452398 link [li] |
| 3 ken | 27.1116678597 link [li] |
| 5 ken | 45.1861130995 link [li] |
| 10 ken | 90.372226199 link [li] |
| 20 ken | 180.744452398 link [li] |
| 50 ken | 451.861130995 link [li] |
| 100 ken | 903.72226199 link [li] |
| 1000 ken | 9037.2226199 link [li] |
How to Convert ken to link [li]
1 ken = 9.0372226198998 link [li]
1 link [li] = 0.11065346534653 ken
Example: convert 15 ken to link [li]:
15 × 9.0372226198998 = 135.5583392985 link [li]