咫

Kana: シ、た

Romaji: shi, ta

Kana

Romaji

short, span

Stroke Count: 9

Radical Number: 4

Frequency:

Grade:

Skip Pattern: 3-4-5

Korean Reading: ji

Chinese Reading: zhi3

Unicode: 54ab

JIS: 5321

Nelson Index: 216

New Nelson Index: 783

Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3r6.6

Four Corner Index: 7680.8

Japanese Names Index: 996

Daikanwanjiten Index: 3542

Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 2.0988

咫 (あた、た)

distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)

八咫 (やあた、やた)

eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long

八咫烏 (やたがらす)

Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology

咫尺 (しせき)

very short distance

八咫の烏 (やたのからす)

Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology

八咫鏡 (やたのかがみ、やたかがみ)

Yata no Kagami (the eight-span mirror; one of the Imperial regalia)

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