Where does “shaku” come from?
shaku (English) comes from Japanese 尺, from Middle Chinese 尺.
shaku (English): The Japanese foot, a traditional Japanese unit of...
Definitions
- The Japanese foot, a traditional Japanese unit of...
Ancestry of “shaku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 尺 | the shaku, "metal shaku", or Japanese foot: a... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 尺 | — |