Word Meaning 咫尺

しせき shiseki

咫尺 is read as しせき (shiseki) and means very short distance.

Meaning

English

very short distance

Reading

Kana

しせき

Romaji

shiseki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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尺

しゃく

length

縮尺

しゅくしゃく

reduced scale

巻尺

まきじゃく

tape measure

三尺

さんじゃく

3 Japanese feet

対数尺

たいすうじゃく

logarithmic scale

計算尺

けいさんじゃく

slide rule

天平尺

てんぴょうじゃく

Tenpyō shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)

一尺

いっしゃく

approx. 30 cm

大尺

だいしゃく

large shaku (approx. 35.6cm)

長尺

ちょうじゃく

long (esp. of photographic film)

間尺

けんじゃく

measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked

六尺

ろくしゃく

palanquin bearer