What is a Link (li) unit?

The Link is a historic English unit of length used in surveying, equal to 1/100 of Gunter's chain, primarily encountered in 18th and 19th century land measurements.

What does the Ken measure in Japanese architecture?

The Ken is a traditional Japanese length unit representing the bay or spacing between structural pillars, often used in building proportions and room sizes.

Why convert from Link to Ken?

Converting Link to Ken helps translate old English land measurements into traditional Japanese units for historical research, restoration, and cross-cultural analysis.

How to Convert from Link [li] to Ken?

Convert length measurements from the historic English unit Link [li] to the traditional Japanese unit Ken with this easy-to-use online converter tool.

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What Is This Tool?

This converter transforms measurements from the Link (li), a historic English surveying unit, into the Ken, a traditional Japanese length unit commonly used in architecture. It supports niche conversions between old English land measurements and Japanese modular building dimensions.

How to Use This Tool?

Enter the measurement value in Links (li) that you want to convert.
Select Link [li] as the input unit and Ken as the output unit.
Click the convert button to see the equivalent measurement in Ken.
Use the results to interpret historical land records or architectural layouts.

Key Features

Converts Link [li] units into Ken for length measurement translation.
Supports historic and traditional measurement units relevant for surveying and architecture.
Provides quick and clear results based on a precise conversion ratio.
Browser-based and easy to use with no installation required.

Examples

Convert 10 Links [li]: 10 × 0.0949640288 = 0.94964 Ken
Convert 50 Links [li]: 50 × 0.0949640288 = 4.74820 Ken

Common Use Cases

Surveying with Gunter's chain in historical land measurement.
Analyzing and converting distances from old cadastral documents.
Reconstructing property boundaries on historic maps.
Designing or studying traditional Japanese architectural bays and room dimensions.
Integrating western historical land data with Japanese carpentry measurements.

Tips & Best Practices

Verify the historical context of the Link measurement before converting due to possible rounding.
Use the conversion primarily for research in historical surveying and traditional architecture.
Cross-check with regional variations of Ken where applicable.
Apply conversion results carefully when comparing Western and Japanese measurement systems.

Limitations

The Link is an obsolete unit mostly found in historical documents with potential rounding errors.
The Ken has slight regional or historical variations despite general standardization.
This conversion is mainly relevant for historical or architectural research rather than current construction projects.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Link (li) unit?: The Link is a historic English unit of length used in surveying, equal to 1/100 of Gunter's chain, primarily encountered in 18th and 19th century land measurements.
What does the Ken measure in Japanese architecture?: The Ken is a traditional Japanese length unit representing the bay or spacing between structural pillars, often used in building proportions and room sizes.
Why convert from Link to Ken?: Converting Link to Ken helps translate old English land measurements into traditional Japanese units for historical research, restoration, and cross-cultural analysis.

Key Terminology

Link [li]: A historic English unit of length used in surveying, equal to 1/100 of Gunter's chain, approximately 0.201168 meters.
Ken: A traditional Japanese length unit equal to six shaku, about 1.818 meters, used to denote bays or spacing in architectural layouts.
Gunter's chain: A historic measuring device used for land surveying, which the Link unit is based upon.

Quick Knowledge Check

What historic purpose did the Link unit serve?

Measuring distances in Japanese architecture

Surveying land with Gunter's chain

Standardizing modern construction measurements

What does the Ken commonly represent in traditional Japanese architecture?

A unit of weight for materials

The bay or spacing between structural pillars

A type of flooring material

What is a key consideration when using the Link to Ken converter?

The Link is widely used in modern engineering

Rounding errors may exist in historical Link measurements

The Ken has no regional variations

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