Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaku

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
shaku
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Japanese foot, a traditional Japanese unit of length equal to 10 sun or ¹/₁₀ of a jō, now standardized as equal to ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 尺 (shaku). Doublet of chi and chek.

Inflected Forms

shakus (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ken

Synonyms

Japanese foot

Questions

What does shaku mean?
The Japanese foot, a traditional Japanese unit of length equal to 10 sun or ¹/₁₀ of a jō, now standardized as equal to ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter.
Where does shaku come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 尺 (shaku). Doublet of chi and chek.

How to pronounce shaku

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