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尺

尺 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シャクElem.
  • セキ
Kun (native)
  • さし
Other languages
  • 拼音chi3
  • 拼音che3
  • 한글cheog
  • Hán-ViệtXích

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
4 strokes
Radical
屮(てつ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5C3A

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): enclosure ⿸尸乀

Words using this kanji

  • 尺度しゃくどものの長さをはかる器具。ものさし。 長さや量をはかる基準。 物事を判断するための基準。gauge, standard, measure, criterion
  • 尺八しゃくはち日本の伝統的な木管楽器の一種。 書画に用いる幅1尺8寸の紙や布地。 竹製の花器の一種。shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute, blow job, fellatio
  • 尺しゃく尺貫法における長さの単位。約30.3センチメートル。 （放送業界）放送される時間の長さ。 ものさし。shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm), rule, measure, scale
  • 尺さし尺貫法における長さの単位。約30.3センチメートル。 （放送業界）放送される時間の長さ。 ものさし。ruler, measure
  • 尺寸しゃくすんほんのわずかなもの。(something) tiny, trifle
  • 尺骨しゃっこつ前腕の内側にある骨。ulna
  • 尺地せきち僅かな土地。狭い土地。small plot of land
  • 尺取しゃくとりmeasuring worm, inchworm, looper (caterpillar)
  • 尺蛾しゃくがgeometer moth, geometrid
  • 尺縑せっけんな量の。 ほんの小さな画作。small amount of silk (i.e. only one foot of cloth), unimportant painting, trivial work of art
  • 尺牘せきとくletter, epistle
  • 尺沢しゃくたくchi ze, chize, acupuncture point LU-5 on the lung meridian
  • 尺貫法しゃっかんほう基本的に長さを、重さを、量をであらわす日本古来の度量衡法。Japanese system of weights and measures
  • 尺稼ぎしゃくかせぎpadding out a video, TV show, etc. to reach a desired length
  • 尺斤法しゃくきんほうChinese system of weights and measures
  • 尺取り虫しゃくとりむしinchworm, measuring worm, looper (caterpillar)
  • 尺を取るしゃくをとるto measure (the length)
  • 尺骨動脈しゃくこつどうみゃくulnar artery
  • 尺を当てるしゃくをあてるto measure with a rule
  • 尺が伸びるしゃくがのびるto extend in length (esp. parts of television programs)

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Lookup codes

SKIP
4-4-1
Four Corner
7780.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3r1.1
Heisig
1151
Nelson
1377