Units of measurement

This page details various nonstandard units of measurement used throughout Dragon Ball.

Power Units

• Zeno (ゼノ zeno). Possibly derived from "xeno" (ゼノ zeno).
  • Vegeta tells Goku that zeno are used to measure Bruits Waves which are produced when sunlight is reflected off the moon. When the Bruits Waves exceed 17 million zeno (as they do when the moon is full), the Saiyans can absorb them through their eyes and transform into Great Apes.
• Kiri or Kili (キリ kiri). Probably derived from the on'yomi reading of 力 (りき riki), the Japanese word for "power" (often pronounced ちから chikara when used as a standalone noun).
  • Bobbidi uses a meter to measure Goku's battle power as a regular Super Saiyan at 3000 kiri. He also says that Yakon's maximum power is 800 kiri.

Time Units

• Tik or Tick (チック tikku). Probably derived from the English word "tick" (チク or チック) as it is used in the expression "tick-tock".
  • Used by the Great Priest. One tik is roughly equal to 8 hours in Earth time (since 5 tiks are roughly equivalent to 40 hours).
• Ment (メント mento). Probably derived from the English word "moment" (モーメント or モメント).
  • Used by Merusu to describe the period of time between when Moro made his wish to free the inmates at the Galactic Prison and the time when that news reached them in their spaceship near New Planet Namek. No Earth comparison is given.
• Tak or Tack (タック takku). Probably derived from the English word "tock" (タク or タック) as it is used in the expression "tick-tock".
  • Used by the Great Priest. According to Whis, one tak is equivalent to about 29 seconds (since 100 taks are roughly equivalent to 48 minutes).
• Jik (ジック jikku). Possibly derived from "jig" , which is itself derived from the French gigue, a fast dance. Both are rendered as ジッグ (jiggu) in Japanese.
  • Used by Whis to give stopwatch readings for Beerus and Shin, who are competing in a piggyback sprint with the Omni-Kings on their backs. No Earth comparison or exact distance is given, but they only race around the throne room. Beerus reaches the finish line in 121.39 jiks, while Shin finishes in 134.04 jiks.

Currency

• Zenni (ゼニ or ゼニー) is the main currency used on Planet Earth. Akira Toriyama has said that zenni are intended to be roughly equivalent to the Japanese yen, but yen are also used in the Dragon World, as seen in Jaco the Galactic Patrolman.
• Poles (ポール) are the currency used by Freeza and those with whom he trades.