What does kanji 尺 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 尺 is shaku.

How is kanji 尺 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 尺 are さし; the onyomi readings are シャク, セキ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 尺?

Kanji 尺 is taught in Jōyō Grade 6.

What is the main radical of kanji 尺?

The main radical for kanji 尺 is 尸.

What words use kanji 尺?

Example words that use kanji 尺 include 尺八, 尺, 尺度, 尺が伸びる.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 5

尺

Meaning

Kanji 尺

shaku

shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: さし
Onyomi 音読み: シャクセキ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 6
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1940
Strokes: 4
Radical: 尸
Components: 丶 • 尸
Kanji Kentei: Level 5
Similar Kanji: 乀 • 刄 • 尐

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 87 entries that include this kanji.

尺八

しゃくはち

blow job

尺

しゃく

length

尺度

しゃくど

(measuring) rule

尺が伸びる

しゃくがのびる

to extend in length (esp. parts of television programs)

尺を取る

しゃくをとる

to measure (the length)

尺を当てる

しゃくをあてる

to measure with a rule

尺蛾

しゃくが

geometer moth

尺貫法

しゃっかんほう

old Japanese system of weights and measures

尺骨

しゃっこつ

the ulna

尺取

しゃくとり

measuring worm

尺取り虫

しゃくとりむし

inchworm

尺寸

しゃくすん

(something) tiny

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

この布の長さは三尺です。

This cloth is three shaku long.

尺を使って長さを測りなさい。

Measure the length using a ruler.

一尺は約三十センチに相当する。

One shaku is equivalent to about thirty centimeters.

自分の尺度で他人を測ってはいけない。

You shouldn't measure others by your own standards.

巻き尺を貸してください。

Please lend me the tape measure.