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尺しゃく
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Meanings
Noun
1. shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm)
2. rule; measure; scale
3. length
Kanji used
尺measuring ruler
Pitch accent
しゃく
Used in vocabulary
巻まき尺じゃく
tape measure
Noun
計けい算さん尺じゃく
slide rule
Noun
尺しゃく取とり虫むし
inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)
Noun
滑すべり尺じゃく
slide rule
Noun
曲まがり尺じゃく
carpenter's square; common Japanese foot
Noun
折おり尺じゃく
folding ruler
Noun
長ちょう尺じゃく映えい画が
long film (movie)
Noun
おおしもふりえだしゃく
peppered moth (Biston betularia)
Noun
呉ご服ふく尺じゃく
fabric shaku (approx. 36.4 cm)
Noun
折せっ衷ちゅう尺じゃく
compromised shaku (compromise between the Kyōhō shaku and the Matashirō shaku; approx. 30.3 cm)
Noun
天てん平ぴょう尺じゃく
Tenpyō shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)
Noun
笏しゃく拍びょう子し
clapper (two long pieces of wood that are clapped together; used in gagaku, etc.)
Noun
Examples1
Give him an inch and he will take a yard.