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尺 しゃく

  1. shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm)
  2. measure; rule; scale
  3. length

尺 さし

  1. measure; ruler

尺八 しゃくはち

  1. end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; shakuhachi
  2. blow job; fellatio

尺度 しゃくど

  1. criterion; gauge; index; measure; standard
  2. length; size
  3. (measuring) rule; scale

尺が伸びる しゃくがのびる

  1. to extend in length (esp. parts of television programs)

尺を取る しゃくをとる

  1. to measure (the length)

尺を当てる しゃくをあてる

  1. to measure with a rule

尺取 しゃくとり

  1. inchworm; looper (caterpillar); measuring worm

尺取り虫 しゃくとりむし

  1. inchworm; looper (caterpillar); measuring worm

尺地 せきち

  1. small plot of land
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