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尺 kanji
shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- Grade 6 (elementary school)
On readings
シャクセキ
Kun readings
さし
Words with 尺
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —尺貫法Japanese system of weights and measures
- —着尺地standard length of material used in a kimono; roll of material
- —折り尺folding ruler
- —六尺棒6-shaku-long wooden pole (traditionally used for self-defence, capturing lawbreakers, etc.); carrying pole; shoulder pole
- —呉服尺fabric shaku (approx. 36.4 cm)
- —享保尺Kyōhō shaku (approx. 30.36 cm)
- —折衷尺compromised shaku (compromise between the Kyōhō shaku and the Matashirō shaku; approx. 30.3 cm)
- —天平尺Tenpyō shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)
- —対数尺logarithmic scale
- —六尺褌traditional Japanese G-string for men
- —遊標尺vernier; device with a vernier scale
- —工尺譜Gongche notation; gongchepu
- —長尺物long item; long object; long film
- —尺稼ぎpadding out a video, TV show, etc. to reach a desired length
- —尺斤法Chinese system of weights and measures
- —尺取り虫inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)
- —尺を取るto measure (the length)
- —カーブ尺curved ruler
- —寸進尺退one step forward, many steps backward; little to gain and much to lose
- —寸善尺魔in evil, there is odds; there is more evil than good in this world; one good thing tends to cause many bad things to happen