尺八

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Chinese

a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler
a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale
 
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trad. (尺八) 尺 八
simp. #(尺八) 尺 八
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Pronunciation

Noun

尺八

  1. (music) shakuhachi

Proper noun

尺八

  1. (～鎮) Chiba (a town in Jianli, Jingzhou, Hubei, China)

Japanese

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尺(しゃく)八(はち) (shakuhachi)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
尺 八
しゃく
Grade: 6 		はち
Grade: 1
on'yomi

From 尺(しゃく) (shaku, archaic measure of length approximately equal to 30.3 cm) + 八(はち) (hachi, “eight”, as in 八(はち)寸(すん) (hachi sun), one 寸(すん) (sun) is about 3.03 cm). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “first attestation of "shakuhachi" as the flute?”)

Pronunciation

Noun

尺(しゃく)八(はち) • (shakuhachi) 

  1. shakuhachi, a Japanese end-blown flute
    時代劇(じだいげき)では、虚無僧(こむそう)が尺八(しゃくはち)を吹(ふ)きながら現(あらわ)れる。
    Jidaigeki de wa, komusō ga shakuhachi o fukinagara arawareru.
    In Japanese historical drama, mendicant Zen priests show up while playing shakuhachi.
  2. (by extension) any object (for example, paper or silk) measuring one 尺(しゃく) (shaku) and eight 寸(すん) (sun) (approximately 54.5 centimeters)
  3. (vulgar, dated) fellatio, oral sex

Descendants

  • → Korean: 사까시 (sakkasi, “fellatio”)

See also

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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