尺
Shaku, Japanese Foot JLPT N1
4 strokes · school grade 6 · frequency rank #1940
Meaning
Shaku, Japanese Foot, Measure, Scale, Rule
Readings
On’yomiシャク shaku
Radical
Components
- 尸 (radical)
- 八 — Eight
Example sentences
- 金銭は価値の尺度である。Money is the measure of worth.
- 寸を与えれば尺を望む。Give him an inch and he will take a yard.
- 人は万物の尺度である。Man is the measure of all things.
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