尺 — shaku (unit), measure
しゃく
尺
shaku (unit)
Grade 6
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
U+5C3A
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1940
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #1151
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- shaku (unit)
- measure
word
しゃく shaku On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Composed of
はち
八
eight
#12
Used as component in (7)
Compound ideograph (会意). 尸 (body) with a dot marking a span. The distance from elbow to fingertip — measure, foot (unit).