Keyword
measuring ruler
Info
FrequencyTop 2400-2500
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
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KankenLevel 5
Heisig1151
Readings
さし
(4%)
せき
(1%)
Mnemonic

It's an R for measuring ruler, a tool used to measure short distances.

Used in kanji (8 in total)
translation
midday
completely exhaust
mountain stream
Used in vocabulary (96 in total)
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
approx. 30 cm
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
ruler; measure
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
reduced scale; scaling down
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
long (esp. of photographic film); lengthy
inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)
very short distance
inchworm; measuring worm; looper (caterpillar)
measuring rope with 'ken' (182cm) marked; measurement
measuring worm; inchworm; looper (caterpillar)
waistband; belt; cloth girdle; obi
palanquin bearer
(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)
small plot of land
(tiny) house about nine feet wide and 12 feet deep
carpenter's square (for checking angles); common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)
does not pay; not worth (one's) while
the highest state of one's enlightenment; the highest level one can attain
length; measure; short length
to measure (the length)
bamboo ruler; bamboo scale; bamboo tape
(something) tiny; trifle
immediate fellatio (no shower first)
standard length of material used in a kimono
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
letter; epistle
sight (of a firearm)
traditional Japanese G-string for men
in evil, there is odds; there is more evil than good in this world; one good thing tends to cause many bad things to happen
folding ruler
one step forward, many steps backward; little to gain and much to lose
surveyor's leveling pole (levelling)
long foot (approx. 37.9cm)
old Japanese system of weights and measures
to measure with a rule
fabric shaku (approx. 36.4 cm)
(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)
small amount of silk (i.e. only one foot of cloth); unimportant painting; trivial work of art
carpenter's square; common Japanese foot
winter moth (Geometridae spp.)
carpenter's square (for checking angles); common shaku (unit of distance; approx. 30.3 cm)
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
(arch.) large jewel; (arch.) string of jewels; Yasakani no Magatama (the grand jewel or string of jewels; one of the three Imperial regalia)
geometer moth; geometrid
distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger (approx. 18 cm)
clapper (two long pieces of wood that are clapped together; used in gagaku, etc.)
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
small amount of silk (i.e. only one foot of cloth); unimportant painting; trivial work of art
carpenter's square; common Japanese foot
Tang shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)
standard length of material used in a kimono; roll of material
avid desire; drooling over (something); watering at the mouth
to extend in length (esp. parts of television programs)
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
geometer moth; geometrid (of the Ennominae subfamily)
folding ruler; collapsible ruler
folding ruler; collapsible ruler
Kyōhō shaku (approx. 30.36 cm)
Matashirō shaku (approx. 30.26 cm)
small shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)
large shaku (approx. 35.6cm)
compromised shaku (compromise between the Kyōhō shaku and the Matashirō shaku; approx. 30.3 cm)
Korean shaku (approx. 35.6 cm)
Tenpyō shaku (approx. 29.6 cm)
carpenter's square
Zhou shaku (approx. 20 cm)
sliding central strip (of a slide rule); slide strip
vernier; device with a vernier scale
peppered moth (Biston betularia)
geometer moth caterpillar; geometrid caterpillar (of subfamily Ennominae)
geometer moth caterpillar; geometrid caterpillar (of subfamily Ennominae)
Eurasian curlew (Numenius arquata)
curlew (any bird of genus Numenius)
Examples (4 in total)
The calorie is an exact measure of the energy in food.
Man is the measure of all things.
Money is the measure of worth.