This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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しゃく
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; scale; length
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差し、指し
さし
ruler; measure
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あた、た
distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)
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尺八

しゃくはち
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
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尺度

しゃくど
linear measure; scale
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縮尺

しゅくしゃく
reduced scale; scaling
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尺寸

しゃくすん、せきすん
(something) tiny; trifle
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評価の尺度

ひょうかのしゃくど
evaluation measure
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百尺竿頭

ひゃくせきかんとう、ひゃくしゃくかんとう
the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain
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尺を取る

しゃくをとる
to measure (the length)