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JLPT N1 Grade 6 shaku

📖 English Meaning

measure, rule, graduated table

Pronunciation
Hiragana:
しゃく せき さか
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Romaji:
shaku seki saka
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On'yomi:
シャク <外>セキ
Kun'yomi:
<外>さし、ものさし、わず(か)
Character Meanings
Chinese measure approx. 'foot'
Radical
しかばね・しかばねかんむり
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Compound Words with 尺
尺一 さかくに、かねかず、しゃくいち、せきいつ
尺一木綿 しゃくいちもめん
尺三木綿 しゃくさんもめん
尺上 しゃくかみ
尺二 しゃくに
尺二秀才 せきじのしゅうさい
尺五 せきご
尺代 しゃくだい
Related Words
尺度 linear unit, standard, measure, graduated table, scale, musical scale
尺牘 missive
尺骨 ulna
尺骨神経 nervus ulnaris
Famous People with this Kanji
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翻訳家 尺振八 (せきしんぱち)

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