尺 — kanji meaning “shaku”
尺
shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule
- Meanings
- shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule
- On'yomi
- シャク (shaku)、セキ (seki)
- Kun'yomi
- さし
- Strokes
- 4
- School grade
- 6
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1940 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 44
- Chinese reading
- chǐ, chě — Chinese character page
Words with 尺
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尺八 | しゃくはち shakuhachi | shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute |
| 尺度 | しゃくど shakudo | gauge; standard; measure |
| 縮尺 | しゅくしゃく shukushaku | reduced scale; scaling down |
| 巻尺 | まきじゃく makijaku | tape measure |
| 計算尺 | けいさんじゃく keisanjaku | slide rule |
| 曲尺 | かねじゃく kanejaku | carpenter's square (for checking angles) |
| 尺貫法 | しゃっかんほう shakkanhou | Japanese system of weights and measures |
| 着尺 | きじゃく kijaku | standard length of material used in a kimono |
| 間尺 | けんじゃく kenjaku | measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement |
| 尺寸 | しゃくすん shakusun | (something) tiny; trifle |
| 鯨尺 | くじらじゃく kujirajaku | long foot (approx. 37.9cm) |
| 三尺 | さんじゃく sanjaku | 3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt |
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