尺 Kanji for measure

N1Grade 64 strokes

measure, shaku, Japanese foot, scale, rule

On: シャク

尺 is the Japanese kanji for measure, shaku, Japanese foot, scale, rule. It is written with 4 strokes and appears at JLPT level N1. Its on reading is シャク.

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Words with 尺

尺しゃくshaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm)
尺しゃく度どgauge, standard, measure
尺しゃく八はちshakuhachi, end-blown fippleless bamboo flute
巻まき尺じゃくtape measure
縮しゅく尺しゃくreduced scale, scaling down
三さん尺じゃく3 Japanese feet, waistband, belt

Practice 尺 with brush strokes, spaced repetition and quizzes in the app.