kanjisense

shaku (unit of distance); shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule

component mnemonic:
foot-long

  • primary grade 6
  • Jōyō
  • □ character + ○ component
  • sound mark

components

"roof"
"swiping hand"
Japanese on'yomi
シャク shaku
Mandarin Chinese
not available
Cantonese
not available
Korean
not available
Vietnamese
not available
more
Japanese kun'yomi
not available

used as a component in:

  • swamp 
    タク dạk
  • translate 
    ヤク yek
  • daytime 
    チュウ tiūˎ
  • deplete 
    ジン dzīnˬ
  • explanation 
    シャク śėk
  • station 
    エキ yek
  • choose 
    タク dạk
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traditional radical: 44 尸  (+1)