JLPT N1 · 4 strokes
Kanji 尺: "shaku, Japanese foot, measure"
The kanji 尺 means "shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule". It is written with 4 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read シャク, セキ in on'yomi and さし in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シャクセキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さし
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 4 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1940 of 2,501 |
Common words with 尺
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 尺shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm) · rule; measure; scale
- 尺度gauge; standard; measure; criterion · length; size
- 一尺approx. 30 cm
- 三尺3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
- 六尺six feet · traditional Japanese G-string for men
- 尺ruler; measure
- 尺八shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute · blow job; fellatio
- 縮尺reduced scale; scaling down
- 六尺棒6-shaku-long wooden pole (traditionally used for self-defence, capturing lawbreakers, etc.) · carrying pole; shoulder pole
- 尺骨ulna
- 長尺long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy
- 巻尺tape measure
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