The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N1

1940 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 4

Meaning: shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule

Kunyomi: さし

Onyomi: シャクセキ

Composition: 尸八

尺

Radical

Radical: 尸

Reading: しかばね

Meaning: corpse

Strokes: 3

尸

Examples

Examples with audio

尺八（しゃくはち） bamboo flute, fellatio

尺度（しゃくど） linear measure, scale

一尺（いっしゃく） one shaku, approx. 30 cm

縮尺（しゅくしゃく） reduced scale

巻き尺（まきじゃく） measure

Onyomi Examples

尺（シャク） shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm), rule, measure, scale, length

尺度（シャクド） gauge, standard, measure, criterion, index, length, size, (measuring) rule, scale

大尺（ダイシャク） large shaku (approx. 35.6cm)

対数尺（タイスウジャク） logarithmic scale

尺寸（シャクスン） (something) tiny, trifle

尺地（セキチ） small plot of land

咫尺（シセキ） very short distance

Kunyomi Examples

尺（さし） ruler, measure

畳尺（たたみじゃく） folding ruler, collapsible ruler