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    Convert feet to Ken (Japanese)

    East Asia · East Asian Length · active · modern

    Conventional value The unit is customary but its modern value is settled and widely cited; the arithmetic itself is exact.

    1 foot = 0.167657 Ken (Japanese)

    Ken (Japanese) = feet × 0.16765677

    Convert any amount

    feet =0.167657 Ken (Japanese)

    feet to Ken (Japanese) table

    feetKen (Japanese)
    0.25 feet0.0419142 Ken (Japanese)
    0.5 feet0.0838284 Ken (Japanese)
    1 foot0.167657 Ken (Japanese)
    2 feet0.335314 Ken (Japanese)
    3 feet0.50297 Ken (Japanese)
    4 feet0.670627 Ken (Japanese)
    5 feet0.838284 Ken (Japanese)
    10 feet1.67657 Ken (Japanese)
    20 feet3.35314 Ken (Japanese)
    25 feet4.19142 Ken (Japanese)
    50 feet8.38284 Ken (Japanese)
    100 feet16.7657 Ken (Japanese)

    About the Ken (Japanese)

    Japanese fathom. Used in traditional architecture.

    Symbol
    間
    Value in SI
    1 Ken (Japanese) = 1.818 metre
    Typical use
    surveying
    Source
    UnitConvertLab measurement atlas

    Every atlas conversion routes through the SI metre. See our methodology and data provenance pages for how these values are sourced and verified.

    Related units and variant risk

    Other east asian length units in the East Asia family, least settled first. If your figure came from a land record, invoice or historical document rather than a calculator, check these before assuming a single standard.

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    Frequently asked

    How many Ken (Japanese) are in a foot?

    1 foot = 0.167657 Ken (Japanese). Multiply the number of feet by 0.16765677 to get Ken (Japanese).

    What is Ken (Japanese) used for?

    Japanese fathom. Used in traditional architecture. It is classified as active and dates from the modern period.

    Is the Ken (Japanese) value exact?

    Yes for practical purposes. UnitConvertLab converts every atlas unit through the SI metre, so the arithmetic itself introduces no rounding beyond the digits shown.

    How reliable is this Ken (Japanese) conversion?

    Conventional value — The unit is customary but its modern value is settled and widely cited; the arithmetic itself is exact. Source: UnitConvertLab measurement atlas.

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    UnitConvertLab. (2026). Convert feet to Ken (Japanese). UnitConvertLab. Retrieved from https://unitconvertlab.com/regional/foot-to-ken

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