尺一

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しゃく
Grade: 6
いち
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Compound of (shaku, shaku) +‎ (ichi, one).

Pronunciation

Noun

(しゃく)(いち) (shakuichi

  1. one shaku and one sun

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
せき
Grade: 6
いつ
Grade: 1
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese compound 尺一 (tsyhek ʔjit, literally foot (measure) + one (tenth)).

Pronunciation

Noun

(せき)(いつ) (sekiitsu

  1. in ancient China, the paperboard on which the imperial decree was written, or the imperial decree

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN