しゃく

See also: じゃく

Japanese

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

【勺】J [noun] 18.039 milliliters (a tenth of a 合(ごう) (gō) and 10 撮(さつ) (satsu)) [noun] 0.033 square meters (a hundredth of a tsubo)

【尺】6 [noun] 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 [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 尺障泥 (shaku aori, “geometer moth, Geometra papilionaria”). [noun] Short for 尺取虫 (shaku-tori mushi, “inchworm”). Alternative spelling せき

【杓】H [noun] ladle, dipper [noun] cow parsley, Anthriscus sylvestris [noun] (Hokuriku) a prostitute, particularly one who acts as a hostess [noun] Clipping of 杓鴫 (shakushigi, “curlew”). Alternative spelling シャク

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

【錫】J [noun] Short for 錫杖.

【癪】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, 釈, 爵.)