29 strokes in total
- Hiragana:
- しゃくしじょうぎ
- Alphabet:
- shakushijougi
- How to write 杓子定規
- 杓: handle of cup, ladle, spoon; name of a constellation
- 子: offspring, child; fruit, seed of; 1st terrestrial branch
- 定: decide, settle, fix
- 規: rules, regulations, customs, law
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