尺
シャク • セキ
さし
shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule
Words
寸進尺退
すんしんしゃくたい
- one step forward, many steps backward; little to gain and much to lose n vs yoji
長尺
ちょうじゃく ちょうしゃく
- long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy adj-no
六尺棒
ろくしゃくぼう
- wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long n
- shoulder pole n
カーブ尺
カーブじゃく
- curved ruler n
尺取
しゃくとり
- measuring worm; inchworm; looper (caterpillar) n