尺
shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule
JLPT N3
Usage Frequency
RARE
1940/2500
尺
shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule
JLPT N3
Usage Frequency
RARE
1940/2500
Pronunciation
Onyomi (音読み)
シャク セキ
Kunyomi (訓読み)
さし
Stroke Order
Strokes:
4
Word Examples
| Japanese | Reading | English |
|---|---|---|
|
尺
|
しゃく
shaku
|
shaku (a unit of length) |
|
尺八
|
しゃくはち
shakuhachi
|
shakuhachi (bamboo flute) |
|
尺田
|
しゃくだ
shakuda
|
shakuda (rice paddy measured in shaku) |
|
尺貫法
|
しゃっかんほう
shakkanhō
|
shakkanhō (traditional Japanese measurement system) |
|
尺取り虫
|
しゃくとりむし
shakutorimushi
|
measuring worm (insect) |
|
尺点切
|
しゃくてんきり
shakutenkiri
|
shaku point cut (in carpentry) |
|
寸尺
|
すんしゃく
sunshaku
|
sunshaku (another unit of length, like shaku) |
|
寸法尺
|
すんぽうしゃく
sunpōshaku
|
measurement stick |
|
尺に合う
|
しゃくにあう
shakuni au
|
to fit the measure |
|
尺八演奏
|
しゃくはちえんそう
shakuhachi ensō
|
shakuhachi performance |
Example Sentences
尺八は日本の伝統的な楽器です。
しゃくはちはにほんのでんとうてきながっきです。
Shakuhachi wa Nihon no dentō-teki na gakki desu.
The shakuhachi is a traditional Japanese musical instrument.
彼は尺を使って物を測ります。
かれはしゃくをつかってものをはかります。
Kare wa shaku o tsukatte mono o hakarimasu.
He uses a shaku to measure things.