Convert grams to Kan
East Asia · East Asian Weight · historical · colonial
Historically reconstructed The unit is no longer in use and its value is reconstructed from historical and scholarly sources — treat it as indicative.
1 gram = 0.000266667 Kan
Kan = grams × 0.0002666667
Convert any amount
grams to Kan table
| grams | Kan |
|---|---|
| 0.25 grams | 0.0000666667 Kan |
| 0.5 grams | 0.000133333 Kan |
| 1 gram | 0.000266667 Kan |
| 2 grams | 0.000533333 Kan |
| 3 grams | 0.0008 Kan |
| 4 grams | 0.00106667 Kan |
| 5 grams | 0.00133333 Kan |
| 10 grams | 0.00266667 Kan |
| 20 grams | 0.00533333 Kan |
| 25 grams | 0.00666667 Kan |
| 50 grams | 0.0133333 Kan |
| 100 grams | 0.0266667 Kan |
About the Kan
Japanese traditional weight. 1 Kan = 1000 Momme.
- Symbol
- 貫
- Value in SI
- 1 Kan = 3.75 kilogram
- Typical use
- trade
- Source
- UnitConvertLab measurement atlas
Every atlas conversion routes through the SI kilogram. See our methodology and data provenance pages for how these values are sourced and verified.
Related units and variant risk
Other east asian weight 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 If your figure came from a land record, invoice or historical document rather than a calculator, check these before assuming a single standard.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 Kan are in a gram?
1 gram = 0.000266667 Kan. Multiply the number of grams by 0.0002666667 to get Kan.
What is Kan used for?
Japanese traditional weight. 1 Kan = 1000 Momme. It is classified as historical and dates from the colonial period.
Is the Kan value exact?
Yes for practical purposes. UnitConvertLab converts every atlas unit through the SI kilogram, so the arithmetic itself introduces no rounding beyond the digits shown.
How reliable is this Kan conversion?
Historically reconstructed — The unit is no longer in use and its value is reconstructed from historical and scholarly sources — treat it as indicative. Source: UnitConvertLab measurement atlas.
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UnitConvertLab. (2026). Convert grams to Kan. UnitConvertLab. Retrieved from https://unitconvertlab.com/regional/gram-to-kan-japan
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