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 | Hiragana | Romaji | 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.