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shaku (unit)

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A romanization ofJapanese尺(shaku).Doublet ofchi andchek.

shaku (pluralshakuorshakus)

1. TheJapanese foot, atraditionalJapaneseunit oflengthequal to 10sun or¹/₁₀ of ajō,nowstandardized asequal to¹⁰/₃₃ of ameter.

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• Japanese foot

• ken

• De Visser, M.W. (2003)Dragon in China and Japan,→ISBN
• Engel, Heino (1989)Measure and Construction of the Japanese House,→ISBN
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• Husak,Shuka,Ushak,shuka

shaku

1. Rōmaji transcription ofしゃく

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