Meaning

1 senses
  1. A shaku, a traditional Japanese unit of distance based on the human forearm, now standardized as ¹⁰⁄₃₃ of a meter.

Origin

From its rough similarity to the English foot measurement.

From its rough similarity to the English foot measurement.

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Forms

plural: Japanese feet
SingularJapanese foot
PluralJapanese feet

irregular · Lesson

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
Japanese foot — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto