Word Meaning 間尺

けんじゃく kenjaku

間尺 is read as けんじゃく (kenjaku) and means measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked.

Meaning

English

  1. measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked
  2. measurement

Reading

Kana

けんじゃく

Romaji

kenjaku

Writing Variants

  • 間尺 ましゃく mashaku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 117494 Priority S

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間接金融

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indirect financing

しゃく

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縮尺

しゅくしゃく

reduced scale