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shaku
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingシャク、セキ
Kun readingさし
JōyōGrade 6KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. shakuRtK
  2. japanese foot
  3. measure
  4. scale
  5. rule
  1. shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm)
  2. length

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flag (方) · stick (丨)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1151

Compound words

尺度しゃくど
gauge; standard; measure; criterion; index
尺八しゃくはち
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
縮尺しゅくしゃく
reduced scale; scaling down
巻尺まきじゃく
tape measure

Stroke Order

4 strokes

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