漢字道KANJIDO

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On
シャク
Kun
ふいいと
Meaning
foot (unit of length)

Origin

ORIGIN

Mouth 口 with 尺: a character borrowed for the unit of length, the foot.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • フィート

    foot (unit)

  • しゃく

    shaku (Japanese unit)

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

図面の寸法は呎で記されていた。

The dimensions on the drawing were given in feet.

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