Where does “尺” come from?

尺 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 尺.

尺 (Japanese): the shaku, "metal shaku", or Japanese foot: a...

Definitions

  1. the shaku, "metal shaku", or Japanese foot: a...

Ancestry of “尺”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese尺—

Words derived from “尺”

Every word from Middle Chinese 尺 →