Word Meaning 尺取

しゃくとり shakutori

尺取 is read as しゃくとり (shakutori) and means measuring worm.

Meaning

English

  1. measuring worm
  2. inchworm
  3. looper (caterpillar)

Reading

Kana

しゃくとり

Romaji

shakutori

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 119444 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

尺を取る

しゃくをとる

to measure (the length)

尺取虫

しゃくとりむし

inchworm

枝尺取

えだしゃくとり

geometer moth caterpillar

尺八

しゃくはち

blow job

しゃく

length

尺度

しゃくど

(measuring) rule

尺地

せきち

small plot of land

尺を当てる

しゃくをあてる

to measure with a rule

搾取

さくしゅ

milking (e.g. a cow's teat)

聴取

ちょうしゅ

listening (e.g. to the radio)

詐取

さしゅ

defrauding

奪取

だっしゅ

usurpation