Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "kilogram" raka'a ce ta ma'auni a tsarin tsarin raka'a ta ƙasa da ƙasa (SI), wanda aka taƙaita a matsayin "kg". An ayyana shi a matsayin yawan samfur na Kilogram na ƙasa da ƙasa, wanda shine silinda na platinum-iridium da aka ajiye a Ofishin Kula da Ma'aunin nauyi da na Duniya (BIPM) a Faransa. Kilogram shine ma'aunin tushe a cikin tsarin SI kuma ana amfani dashi a duniya azaman ma'auni don auna taro.