Kanji1 / 4
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
- —尺鷸curlew (any bird of genus Numenius)
- —尺澤chi ze; chize; acupuncture point LU-5 on the lung meridian
- —かね尺carpenter's square (for checking angles); common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)
- —巻き尺tape measure
- —尺取虫inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)
- —枝尺取geometer moth caterpillar; geometrid caterpillar (of subfamily Ennominae)
- —大尺鷸Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)
- —畳み尺folding ruler; collapsible ruler
- —尺拍子clapper (two long pieces of wood that are clapped together; used in gagaku, etc.)
- —長尺ものlong item; long object; long film
- —六尺ふんどしtraditional Japanese G-string for men
- —三尺さがって師の影を踏まずa student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)