Japanese foot

noun

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

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Meanings

nounJapanese foot (plural Japanese feet)

plural Japanese feet

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
shaku

Origin

From its rough similarity to the English foot measurement.

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APA

Japanese foot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20foot

MLA

“Japanese foot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20foot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Japanese foot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Japanese%20foot.

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