shaku
The Japanese foot, a traditional Japanese unit of length equal to 10 sun or ¹/₁₀ of a…The Japanese foot, a traditional Japanese unit of length equal to 10 sun or ¹/₁₀ of a jō, now standardized as equal to ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter.
Meaning
1 sensesThe Japanese foot, a traditional Japanese unit of length equal to 10 sun or ¹/₁₀ of a jō, now standardized as equal to ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter.
Origin
Borrowed from Japanese 尺 (shaku). Doublet of chi and chek.Borrowed from Japanese 尺 (shaku). Doublet of chi and chek.
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Forms
plural: shaku / shakusSynonyms
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1 related wordsRelatedken
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular