しゃく

See also: じゃく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しゃく – see the following entries.

[noun] 18.039 milliliters (a tenth of a 合ごう(ごう) (gō) and 10 撮つまみ(さつ) (satsu))

[noun] 0.033 square meters (a hundredth of a tsubo)

[noun] the shaku, "metal shaku", or Japanese foot: a traditional Japanese unit of length equal to 10 sun (寸すん) or ¹⁄₁₀ jō (丈たけ), standardized as ¹⁰⁄₃₃ of a meter

[noun] the "whale shaku", a variant of the shaku used in measuring cloth equal to ²⁵⁄₆₆ of a meter

[noun] length

[noun] Short for 尺せき障泥あおり (shaku aori, “geometer moth, Geometra papilionaria”).

[noun] Short for 尺取虫しゃくとりむし (shaku-tori mushi, “inchworm”).

Alternative spelling
せき

【杓しゃく】H

[noun] ladle, dipper

[noun] cow parsley, Anthriscus sylvestris

[noun] (Hokuriku) a prostitute, particularly one who acts as a hostess

[noun] Clipping of 杓しゃく鴫しぎ (shakushigi, “curlew”).

Alternative spelling
シャク

【笏しゃく】H

[noun] shaku; a thin tablet held in the right hand by those in full court dress.

【錫すず】J

[noun] Short for 錫杖しゃくじょう.

【癪しゃく】H

[adjective] [from 1809] upsetting, trying, angering

[noun] [from 1593] (dated) abdominal cramps, especially menstrual

[noun] [from 1809] 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: 酌しゃく, 釈しゃく, 爵.)