shaku

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noun

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.

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Japanese foot
OriginJapanese 尺 →
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Meanings

nounshaku (plural shaku or shakus)

plural shakus

  1. 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.

    Synonyms: Japanese foot

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe 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.

Similar
Japanese foot

Origin

  1. Japanese尺
  2. Englishshaku

Borrowed from Japanese 尺 (shaku). Doublet of chi and chek.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Husakshukakusha
Cite this entry
APA

shaku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaku

MLA

“shaku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaku. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shaku,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shaku.

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