Yard: The yard is a unit of length used in the United States and the United Kingdom. It is equal to three feet or 0.9144 meters. Yards are often used in construction and landscaping.
A "ken" is not a widely recognized unit of measurement in modern systems. However, the term "ken" is more commonly used as a noun or verb in English and has a different meaning.
As a noun, "ken" refers to one's range of sight, perception, or understanding. For example, you might say, "Beyond my ken," to mean something is beyond your understanding or knowledge.
As a verb, "ken" means to understand, perceive, or know. For instance, you might use it in a sentence like, "I cannot ken the complexity of this issue."
In these contexts, "ken" is used to describe one's ability to perceive or comprehend something, rather than a unit of measurement. If you have a specific context in which "ken" is being used as a unit of measurement, please provide more details, and I'll do my best to assist you further.