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尺 means 'shaku'

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Strokes : 4    Frequency: 1534   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-24    Grade: 6   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 16 words   Used in 80 words   Used in 95 names   Component in 18 kanji (7 Jōyō)
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   シャク
Kun
   unit of length (about a foot)
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Name    せき
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 尺 is used 2 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 尺 is used 75 times, read 1 way (with 4 variations).
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シャク : 42 words FIND ALL
し ゃ く ど 1
noun
linear measure; scale
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シャク (read as じゃく) : 29 words FIND ALL
さ ん じ ゃ く 1
noun
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
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シャク (read as しゃっ) : 2 words FIND ALL
し ゃ っ か ん ほ う 3
noun
old Japanese system of weights and measures
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せっ: 1 word. FIND ALL
noun
1. small amount of silk (i.e. only one foot of cloth)
2. unimportant painting; trivial work of art
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せき: 1 word. FIND ALL
せ き す ん 0
noun
(something) tiny; trifle
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尺
シャク    unit of length (about a foot)   
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