Search Terms: *尺*
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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.
Other readings:
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)
Other readings:
咫【た】
、尺【あた】
noun
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geometer moth caterpillar, geometrid caterpillar (of subfamily Ennominae)(usually kana, obscure)
See also:尺蛾
Other readings:
えだしゃくとり《枝尺取》
noun
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peppered moth (Biston betularia)(usually kana)
noun
1.
carpenter's square (for checking angles)
2.
common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)
Other readings:
曲尺【きょくしゃく】
、矩尺【かねじゃく】
noun
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(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep(yojijukugo)
noun
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measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked, measurement
Other readings:
間尺【ましゃく】
noun
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International Nuclear Event Scale, INES