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High quality X-ray spectra of NGC 4636 are obtained with ASCA. Theoreticalmodels are found unable to reproduce the data in the Fe-L line region. Spectraldata above 1.4 keV indicate that Mg to Si abundance ratio is $\sim 1$ solar.Assuming that the abundance ratios among $\alpha$-elements are the same withthe solar ratios, spectral fit with increased systematic error in the 0.4--1.6keV range gives abundances of $\alpha$-elements and Fe to be both $\sim$ 1solar by taking one solar of Fe to be 3.24$\times 10^{-5}$ by number. These newabundance results solve discrepancy between stellar and hot-gas metallicity,but still a low supernova rate is implied. We also detect strong abundancegradients for both $\alpha$-elements and iron in a similar fashion. Theabundance is $\sim 1$ solar within $4'$, and decreases outerwards down to$0.2\sim 0.3$ solar at $10'$ from the galaxy center. Dilution due to anextended hot gas is suggested.Comment: 14 pages with 4 figures, AAS Latex, accepted to ApJ

New Measurement of Metal Abundance in the Elliptical Galaxy NGC 4636 with [ITAL]ASCA[/ITAL]