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What does 尺 (しゃく, shaku) mean?

尺 (しゃく, shaku) means shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm).

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Readingしゃく
Romajishaku
Part of speechnoun
しゃく
shaku

shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm)

  1. 1noun shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm)
  2. 2noun rule; measure; scale
  3. 3noun length

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