Memory phrase for the character: 尺

尺

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Meaning

measure of length (approx. 30,3cm)

Pronunciation

 SHAKU, SEKI

Explanation

 Top: body 口 of a person, below: legs 八

Mnemonic
 
If you stretch out a leg to measure the length, you have a foot (= 1 shaku).

Radicals

尺 Shaku
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 Vocabulary

尺八 しゃくはち  Shakuhachi flute
折り尺 おりじゃく  folding ruler

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