Word Meaning 巻尺

まきじゃく makijaku

巻尺 is read as まきじゃく (makijaku) and means tape measure.

Meaning

English

tape measure

Reading

Kana

まきじゃく

Romaji

makijaku

Writing Variants

巻きじゃく まきじゃく makijaku
巻き尺 まきじゃく makijaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 16213 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

巻き添え

まきぞえ

getting mixed up in

巻き網

まきあみ

purse seine

巻き込み事故

まきこみじこ

vehicle accident involving a turn (e.g. when a car turns and hits a bicycle that was going straight)

尺

しゃく

length

縮尺

しゅくしゃく

reduced scale

三尺

さんじゃく

3 Japanese feet

巻き込む

まきこむ

to involve

巻き返し

まきかえし

winding (thread, etc.)

巻末

かんまつ

end of a book

巻く

まく

to link (verse)

巻

まき

heel (of a Japanese sandal)

巻頭

かんとう

beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.)