尺 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings
What does 尺 mean?
Unit of length. About 30.3 cm.
How to read 尺?
Kunyomi... さし/sashi, ものさし/monosashi, わずか/wazuka
Onyomi... シャク/shaku,セキ/seki
jinmeikun... kane, saka, saku,
* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.
Other kanji information..
| application |
Can be registered as a Japanese name In Japan, 2999 kanji characters can be registered as names. (In other words, you cannot officially apply for any other kanji as a name.) But if you enjoy it as fiction, no problem. |
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| type | common-use kanji |
| unicode | 5C3A 尺 (For HTML use) |