Japanese Kanji meaning of 尺

On'Yomi (音読み)	Kun'yomi (訓読み)
シャク

尺度, しゃくど linear measure, scale
尺八, しゃくはち shakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute, blow job, oral sex (penis in mouth), fellatio
短冊, 短籍, 短尺, たんざく, たんじゃく long, narrow card on which Japanese poems are written (vertically), strip of paper, thin rectangle
尺, しゃく shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm), rule, measure, scale, length
縮尺, しゅくしゃく reduced scale, scaling
三尺, さんじゃく 3 Japanese feet, waistband, belt, cloth girdle
長尺, ちょうじゃく long, lengthy
間尺, けんじゃく, ましゃく measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked, measurement
尺貫法, しゃっかんほう old Japanese system of weights and measures
曲尺, 矩尺, かねじゃく, きょくしゃく carpenter's square (for checking angles), common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)

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