尺
尺

shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule

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尺しゃくNounFreq #16827
1

shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm)

Examples
寸を与えれば尺を望む。
Give him an inch and he will take a yard.
2

rule; measure; scale

3

length

尺度しゃくどNounFreq #27952
1

gauge; standard; measure; criterion; index

Examples
金銭は価値の尺度である。
Money is the measure of worth.
2

length; size

3

(measuring) rule; scale

短冊たんざくたんじゃく短尺短籍NounFreq #29179
1

tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically)

2

Abbreviation

thin rectangle

一尺いっしゃくNounFreq #33657
1

approx. 30 cm

三尺さんじゃくNounFreq #33772
1

3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle

六尺陸尺ろくしゃくNounFreq #42735
1

六尺 only

six feet

2

六尺 only; Abbreviation

traditional Japanese G-string for men

3

Esp. 陸尺

palanquin bearer

尺差し指しさしNounFreq #46575
1

ruler; measure

尺八しゃくはちNounFreq #49159
1

shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute

2

Slang; Vulgar expression or word

blow job; fellatio

縮尺しゅくしゃくNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #51183
1

reduced scale; scaling down

Examples
テキサス州の、縮尺25万分の1の地図が欲しいんですよ。
I want a map of Texas on a scale of 1 to 250000.
六尺棒ろくしゃくぼうNounFreq #83344
1

6-shaku-long wooden pole (traditionally used for self-defence, capturing lawbreakers, etc.)

2

carrying pole; shoulder pole

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