しゃく

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Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しゃく – see the following entries.
【勺】J
18.039 milliliters (a tenth of a 合(ごう) (gō) and 10 撮(さつ) (satsu))
0.033 square meters (a hundredth of a tsubo)
【尺】6
the shaku, "metal shaku", or Japanese foot: a traditional Japanese unit of length equal to 10 sun (寸) or 1⁄10 jō (丈), standardized as 10⁄33 of a meter
the "whale shaku", a variant of the shaku used in measuring cloth equal to 25⁄66 of a meter
length
Short for 尺障泥 (shaku aori, “geometer moth, Geometra papilionaria”).
Short for 尺取虫 (shaku-tori mushi, “inchworm”).
Alternative spelling
せき
【杓】H
ladle, dipper
cow parsley, Anthriscus sylvestris
(Hokuriku) a prostitute, particularly one who acts as a hostess
Clipping of 杓鴫 (shakushigi, “curlew”).
Alternative spelling
シャク
【笏】H
shaku; a thin tablet held in the right hand by those in full court dress.
【錫】J
Short for 錫杖.
【癪】H
upsetting, trying, angering
(dated) abdominal cramps, especially menstrual
anger, upset
(This term, しゃく (shaku), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as しゃく, see Category:Japanese kanji read as しゃく.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 酌, 釈, 爵.)

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