Kanji details for 尺
尺
Common kanji
shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule
ON:
- シャクshaku
Nanori:
- せきseki
Example words(showing 1-10 of 84 results)
noun
1.
gauge, standard, measure, criterion, index
2.
length, size
3.
(measuring) rule, scale
noun
1.
shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute
2.
blow job, fellatio(slang, vulgar)
noun
1.
long, narrow card on which Japanese poems are written (vertically), strip of paper
2.
All readings:
短冊【たんざく】
、短冊【たんじゃく】
、短籍【たんざく】
、短籍【たんじゃく】
、短尺【たんざく】
、短尺【たんじゃく】
noun
1.
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm)
2.
rule, measure, scale
3.
length
noun, noun (suffix), counter
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distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)(archaism)
All readings:
咫【あた】
、咫【た】
、尺【あた】