Question Regarding Translations of Units (Weights/Measurements)

[Leah Justin-Jinich]

Hello,

I have a question about translations of units. At the beginning of many scholarly treatises there can be found a handy list of weights, measurements, and other Japanese units. I have always wondered if there is a standard source from which everyone is drawing (something like the Princeton Companion to Classical Japanese Literature), or does each scholar draw them up by themselves? (If so, what sources should one use? NKD?) Would it be considered strange to cite someone else's list when making one's own? 

Thank you so much in advance for your insights!

Leah Justin-Jinich (She/her/hers) 
PhD, Harvard University ‘25