Japanese Kanji
尺shaku
shaku · Japanese foot · measure
Grade 6 · JLPT N1 · 4 strokes
Shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule.
尺 is part of the elementary school jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6. In the JLPT proficiency test it appears at N1 (advanced) level. With 4 strokes, this character appears in numerous compound words throughout written Japanese.
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