Word Meaning 天平尺

てんぴょうじゃく tempyoujaku

天平尺 is read as てんぴょうじゃく (tempyoujaku) and means Tenpyō shaku (approx. 29.6 cm).

Meaning

English

Tenpyō shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)

Reading

Kana

てんぴょうじゃく

Romaji

tempyoujaku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 100848 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

天宙平和連合

てんちゅうへいわれんごう

Universal Peace Federation (affiliate of the Unification Church)

天平神護

てんぴょうじんご

Tenpyō-jingo era (765.1.7-767.8.16)

天平時代

てんぴょうじだい

Tenpyō period (esp. used as a period of art history, 710-794 CE)

修身斉家治国平天下

しゅうしんせいかちこくへいてんか

those who wish to rule the land must first cultivate their own characters, then manage their families, then govern their states; only then can they bring peace to the land

天井

てんじょう

ceiling

天皇

てんのう

Emperor of Japan

天災

てんさい

natural calamity

天然痘

てんねんとう

smallpox

天皇陛下

てんのうへいか

His Majesty the Emperor

天寿

てんじゅ

natural span of life

天皇制

てんのうせい

the Emperor System

天台宗

てんだいしゅう

Tendai sect (of Buddhism)