尺 — 4 strokes ／ Radical「尸」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 4 strokes ／ Radical「尸」
- On
- シャク
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- shaku (unit of length); measure
Origin
A hand spread out to measure a length; a unit measured by the hand — hence "shaku, measure."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シャク | 尺度・尺貫法 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 尺度しゃくど
scale; measure; standard
- 巻き尺まきじゃく
tape measure
Example
巻き尺で長さをはかった。
I measured the length with a tape measure.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)