尺

音読おんよみ: シャク

訓読くんよみ: none *

画数かくすう: 4

部首ぶしゅ: 尸 (しかばねだれ)

Meaning

Shaku / Foot / Measure

  • しゃく — shaku (Japanese foot)
  • 尺度しゃくど — measure / scale / standard
  • 尺八しゃくはち — shakuhachi flute
  • 尺貫法しゃっかんほう — traditional Japanese measuring system
  • 巻尺まきじゃく — tape measure
  • 縮尺しゅくしゃく — scale (e.g., map, drawing)

The kanji 尺 is both a character and a radical. It originates from a pictograph of a hand and thumb extended, representing a measuring gesture. It remains important in traditional measurements and appears in various contexts like musical instruments (尺八) and tools.

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